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Maldives, Suvadiva, 44 fathoms; Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia, 10 fathoms. 
Six specimens, measuring up to 44 mm. in total length. 
Apogon variegatus was originally described from Mauritius. 
50. Apogon vittiger. 
? Apogon vittiger, Benn., Proc. Zool. Soc. 1833, p. 32. 
Depth of body 23 to 3 in length, length of head 23. Snout 3 as long as eye, the 
diameter of which is 3 in the length of head; interorbital width 4 in the length of head. 
Jaws equal anteriorly ; maxillary extending to below the middle of eye. Preeoperculum 
serrated ; free edge of second suborbital, przeopercular ridge, and supraclavicle denti- 
culated. 14 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior arch. 25 scales in a longitudinal 
series. Dorsal VII, I 9; spines rather slender, the third the longest and slightly more 
than 3 the length of head; soft dorsal higher than the spinous, the anterior rays the 
longest, the free edge somewhat convex. Anal II 8, the second spine 2 the length of 
head. Pectoral $ the length of head; ventrals not quite reaching the anal. Caudal 
rather deeply notched. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. A dark longi- 
tudinal band from the snout through the eye to the upper part of the caudal peduncle, 
followed by a dark spot above the lateral line in front of the caudal fin; anteriorly a 
pale band separating the dark one from the dark colour of the back; spinous dorsal 
dusky ; a more or less distinct dark stripe along the basal part of the soft dorsal and a 
similar one on the anal. 
Seychelles Group, Coetivy. 
Two specimens, 72 mm. in total length. 
Apogon vittiger, originally described from Mauritius, is allied to 4. frenatus, Val., and 
A. kallopterus, Blkr., of the East Indian Archipelago, and has usually been placed as a 
synonym of the former. Bennett’s description is so short that certain identification of 
his species is impossible, but it is probably the one described above. 
51. Apogon punctatus, sp. n. (Plate 24. fig. 1.) 
Depth of body 2+ to 22 in the length, length of head 23 to 23. Snout nearly as long 
as eye, the diameter of which is 34 to 3? in the length of head and equal to the inter- 
orbital width. Jaws equal anteriorly; maxillary extending to below posterior edge of 
eye. Preeoperculum serrated ; preeopercular ridge entire, or with one or two projections 
at the angle; supraclavicle denticulated. 11 gill-rakers on the lower part of the anterior 
arch. 24 to 26 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal VII, I 9; spines rather strong, 
the third and fourth the longest, } the length of head; soft dorsal not higher than the: 
spinous, with convex free edge. Anal II 8, the second spine 7 to 3 the length of head. 
Pectoral 2 the length of head; ventrals nearly reaching the origin of anal. Caudal 
rounded. Caudal peduncle as long as deep. A dark spot on each scale on the side of 
the body; dorsal, anal, and ventral fins blackish. 
Cargados Carajos, 20 to 30 fathoms. 
Four specimens, measuring up to 85 mm. in total length. 
The species is allied to A. nigripinnis, C. & V. 
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