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fomicus, Gthr=7. modestus, Girard; H. cyanostigma, Cuv. & 

 Val. j H. pyrrhogramma, Schleg., &c. *) . 



26. NovACULA {Xyrichthys, sp., et Novacula, Cuv. & Val. ; Xyr- 

 ichthys et Novacula, sp.^ Bleek. ; Novacula, sp., Steindach- 

 ner). Dorsal spines nine, the two anterior of which are some- 

 times remote from the others ; head entirely naked or with a 

 patch of small scales on the cheek; scales of moderate size; 

 lateral line interrupted ; head elevated, with the anterior pro- 

 file parabolic. (iV. cultrata, Cuv. & Val.; iV. uniocellata, Spix; 

 N. tceniura, Lacep. ; N. macrolepidotay Bl. ; N. pavo, Cuv. & 

 Val. ; N. pentadactyla, L. ; N. himaculata, Riipp. ; N. argenti- 

 maculata, Steind,, &c.) 



27. JuLis [Julis, sp., Riipp., Cuv. & Val., Bleek., Kner). Dorsal 

 spines eight ; head entirely naked ; snout of moderate extent ; 

 scales of moderate size ; lateral line continuous ; no posterior 

 canine tooth. (/. trilohata, Lacep. ; /. pavo, Hasselq. ; /. bi- 



fasciata, Bl. ; /. lunaris, L. ; /. melanochir, Bleek. : J. dorsalis, 

 Q. & G. ; /. cupido, Schleg. ; /. umbrostigma, Riipp. = J. 

 Souleyetii, Cuv. & Val., &c.) 



28. GoMPHOSus, Lacep. Dorsal spines eight ; head entirely 

 naked ; snout much produced ; scales of moderate size, lateral 

 line continuous; no posterior canine tooth. (G. ceeruleus, 

 Lacep., &c.) 



29. Cheilio, Commers. Dorsal spines nine, flexible ; cheeks 

 naked, operculum with a single series of veiy small scales; 

 scales of moderate size, lateral hne continuous ; body elongate ; 

 head low. {Ch. inermis, Forsk.) 



30. CoRis (Corw, Lacep. ; Hologymnosus, Ijacep. ; Halichosres, 

 sp., Riipp., Bleek. ; Julis, sp., Cuv. & Val., Bleek., Kner). 

 Dorsal spines nine ; head entirely naked ; scales small, lateral 

 line continuous. (C mediterranea, Risso= Z/oZ>rw5 gulis, L.= 

 J. vulgaris, Flem. ; C. Giofredi, Risso ; C. aygula, Lacep. ; C. 

 [Labrus) annulata, Lacep. ; C. Cuvieri, Benn. = J. stellata, Cuv. 

 & Val. ; C. Gaimardi, Q. & G. ; C. {Labrus) formosa, Benn. ; 

 C. pulcherrima, Gthr = Julis formosiis, Bleek. ; C. auricularis, 

 Cuv. & Val. ; C.flavovittaia, Benn. = J. Eydouxii, Cuv. & Val. ; 

 C. heteroptera, Bleek. ; C. variegata, Riipp. ; C. Green&ughiiss 

 J. Greenovii, Benn. = /. leucorhynchus, Bleek.) 



31. Cymolutes (Julis, sp., et Xijrichthys, sp., Cuv. & Val.; 

 Novacula, sp., Bleek., Steindach.). Dorsal spines nine; head 

 entirely naked, or with a small patch of rudimentary scales on 

 the cheek; scales small, lateral line interrupted. (C. (Julis) 

 prcEtextatus, Q. & G. ; C. microlepidotus, Cuv. & Val.) 



* More than seventy species. 



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