BY CHARLES W. DE VIS, M.A. / 'J 



Labrichthys Guntheri. Blk. 



A fish occurs ill Moreton Bay which may possibly be the one 

 named by Dr. Bleeker, L. Guntheri. If it be so it is either 

 variable in colouring to an unusual extent or it has suffered fi'oni 

 a too imperfect description. Though I should prefer to think the 

 latter alternative impossible so much doubt remains in my mind 

 as to the identity of the fish with L. Gimtheri that T venture to 

 give its characters. 



Lat. 26. 



Posterior canine very small. Cheek with four series of scales. 

 Tubex-cles of lateral line unifurcate. Canines \ "? Caudal slightly 

 rounded with the lobes a little produced. 



Recent colour, green, in one specimen rosy green on the trunk, 

 oil green on the back, blue green on mouth and chest, yellowisli 

 green on the base of the caudal. Six red stripes radiate from the 

 eye, the upper postorbital one extending on the body, above it a 

 broader red band traversing nine cross bands which are more 

 distinct above the longitudinal band and extend on the base of 

 the dorsals. From the angle of the mouth a red band running 

 beneath the pectoral to the abdomen. Base of the caudal with 

 two oblique blotches, the hinder half golden brown with the webs 

 stained with purple. Spinous dorsal red between the first thret; 

 spines, with a black blotch in the centre and the base yellow. 

 Soft dorsal mingled green and red, the red predominating 

 postei'iorly and forming a broad margin. Anal with three red 

 longitudinal bands and a sky-blue margin. Pectoral red with a 

 black axillarv spot. Throat golden brown, the preopercle and 

 opercle tinged with the same. The upper teeth consists of a pair 

 evidently canines, the next on each side very much smaller, can 

 only rank as the first of the diminishing series behind it. 



Labrichthys cruentatus. 



Lat. 27. 



A posterior canine. Scales of the cheeks in four series, the 



upper two the larger. Canines two above and probably four 



below. Tubules of scales twice, or once dichotomous, caudal 



truncate. 



