294, PERCY SLADEN TRUST EXPEDITION, 
from posterior edge of eye. 5 or 6 gill-rakers and 2 or 3 rudiments on the lower part 
of the anterior arch. 27 to 30 scales in a longitudinal series, 16 to 20 in the lateral line, 
which ends below the middle ef the soft dorsal. Dorsal X, 14-15; fourth spine usually 
longest, $ the length of head; soft fin scaly at the base. Anal ITI 6-7; second spine 
longest. Pectoral nearly # the length of head, extending to above the origin of anal. 
Ventral 3 the length of head. No markings on head or body ; fins pale. 
Seychelles Group, Amirante, 25 to 35 fathoms. 
Five specimens, the largest 48 mm. in total length. 
42. Grammistes sexlineatus, Thunb. 
Chagos Archipelago, Salomon. 
143. Plesiops nigricans, Riipp. 
Seychelles Group, Coetivy. 
44. Priacanthus hamrur, Forsk. 
Seychelles Group, Amirante. 
45. Genyoroge bengalensis, Bl. 
Seychelles Group, Amirante. 
46. Cirrhitichthys oxyrhyuchus, Blkr. 
Chagos Archipelago, Salomon. 
47. Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Blkr. 
Maldives. 
48. Chilodipterus quinquelineatus, C. & V. 
Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia. 
49. Apogon variegatus. 
? Apogon variegatus, Val., Nouv. Aun. Mus. i. 1882, p. 55. - 
Depth of body 2+ to 22 in the length, length of head 2} to 23. Snout } to 3 as long 
as eye, the diameter of which is 3 to 34 in the length of head; interorbital width 
42 to 53 in the length of head. Jaws equal anteriorly ; maxillary extending to below 
posterior edge of eye, Praeoperculum, preeopercular ridge, and supraclavicle entire. 
8 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior arch. 21 or 22 scales in a longitudinal 
series; lateral line incomplete, ending below the soft dorsal. Dorsal VII, 19; third 
spine longest and strongest, } to ? the length of head; second dorsal scarcely higher 
than the first, with convex free edge. Anal II 8, the second spine # the length of head. 
Pectoral 2 the length of head; ventrals not reaching the anal. Caudal rounded. Caudal 
peduncle 13 as long as deep. Head and body crossed by 5 or 6 very irregular dark 
vertical bars and with numerous dark and pale spots; spinous dorsal more or less 
blackish ; soft dorsal, caudal, and anal with series of small dark spots; ventrals blackish, 
except near the base. 
