230 Zoological Society : — 



two-thirds in its distance from the snout ; the anal commences below 

 the third dorsal ray. A very narrow band of short conical teeth in 

 the upper jaw — one of the lateral teeth being somewhat larger than 

 the others, recurved, canine-like. The lower jaw with a single series 

 of teeth, the anterior being narrow incisors, whilst the outermost on 

 each side is distinctly a canine tooth, corresponding to that in the 

 upper jaw. Rose-coloured, with dark-rose transverse spots, each 

 spot having an edge of deep-red dots. 



Two specimens, 18 inches long, are in the collection. 



21. Platyglossus dispilus, n. sp. 



D. fj. A. ^. L. lat. 28. L. transv. 2/9. The height of the 



body equals the length of the head, and is contained four times and 

 one-fourth in the total. Caudal fin rounded, with the lobes very 

 slightly produced. Greenish olive, with a roundish black spot edged 

 with silvery, on the lateral line, below the fifth and sixth dorsal 

 spines ; the side of the head with five or six pearl-coloured streaks, 

 some of which are continued on the body, forming a series of round 

 spots. An oblong variegated blotch behind the pectoral fin : it is 

 composed of three pearl-coloured stripes, enclosing two yellow bands, 

 each of which has an undulated purple edge. No spot in the axil of 

 the pectoral. A short oblique yellowish streak behind the base of 

 each soft dorsal ray ; these streaks form a continuous band on the 

 spinous portion. Anal fin with two or three whitish lines ; caudal 

 with several irregular reddish longitudinal bands, which are conver- 

 gent behind. 



Young specimens are much more plain-coloured ; the black spot 

 on the lateral line, however, is very distinct, and there is another at 

 the root of the caudal. 



Capt. Dow's collection contains a single young specimen ; but Mr. 

 Salvin has brought a second, apparently adult, it being 5^inches long. 



22. PsEUDOJULis NOTOSPiLus, n. sp. 



D. j^. A. •^. L. lat. 25. L. transv. |^ The height of the 



body is rather less than the length of the head, and contained four 

 times and a quarter in the total. Dorsal spines pungent ; caudal fin 

 slightly rounded. Brownish or yellowish olive ; young specimens 

 with a silvery band along each side of the trunk, above the pectoral 

 fin. Back with four or five indistinct broad brown cross bars ; a 

 series of blotches on the dorsal fin corresponds to these cross bands, 

 one of them, on the three first soft dorsal rays, being the largest and 

 most distinct ; it is of a deep black colour, and of an ovate form. 

 The corners of the caudal fin are white ; ventral whitish, with a broad 

 blackish outer margin. 



One adult specimen, 4 inches long, and several young ones are in 

 the collection. 



23. JULIS LXJCASANA, GUI. 



24. DiNEMATlCHTHYS MARGINATUS, AyrCS. 



