184. 



tat us ; capt/e, macidd Jissd dimidium superiorem pinn<e pectoralis 

 tegente, lined lata intra margines superiorem et inferiorem pinnce 

 caudalis, vittd baseos pinnce analis, vittdque indistinctd versus api- 

 cem pinnae dorsalis partis mollis, jmrpureo-nigris ; pectoris vittis 

 quinque, quarum externis tnedidque lutescentibus, intermediis satu- 

 rate rubris ; pinnd dorsali ad basin cum corpore concolore, ad apt- 

 cetn Jiavescenti Jimbriatd ; anali ad apicem caudalique flavis ; ver- 

 ticis lined longitudinali mentique fasciis duabus lutescentibus. 



JuUm lutescentem {Lahrus lutescois, Sol. MSS.) quodammodo re- 

 fert, numerisque radiorum cum illo convenit ; sed differt coloribus et 

 maxime capitis. Dentium in utiaque maxilla duo antici majores, se- 

 quentes gradatim decrescentes. 



Leuciscus zeylonicus. Leuc. elongatus, comprcssus : pinnd dor- 

 sali media, supra pinnas ventrales j^ositd, radio ultimo subelongato; 

 anali brevi ; caudali late bifurcd : rostro acuto ; ore angulato : 

 lined laternli rectd paullo supra medium ductd ; argenteus ; squa- 

 mis minimis. 



D. 14. A. 9. V. 11. P. 13. C. 18. 



Tetrodon argyropleura. Tetr. capite oblongo : jiinnd caudali 

 bilobd : dorso ventreque hispidis : supra et ad latera nigrescens, 

 infra albiis ; capite dorsoqiie superue nigro guttatis ; fascid latd 

 longitudinali laterum mediand maculdque prceor'bitali argenteis ; 

 pinnis dorsali analique antice praaltis. 



D. V2. A. 11. P. 18. C. 12. 



Specimens were exhibited of numerous Fishes collected at the 

 Mauritius by Charles Telfair, Esq., Corr. Memb. Z.S., and presented 

 by him to the Society. Among them Mr. Bennett pointed out as 

 apparently hitherto undescvibed the two following species ; 



Atherina punctata. Ath. flavescens, vittd laterali medid latd ar- 

 gented ; squamis dorsalibus ocellis minutissimis numerosis pupilld 

 caTuled iride nigrd in lunulis plerumque dispositis. 



D. 5, 11. A. 16. 



JuLis STRiGiVENTER. Jul. pinud cauduli rotundutd : ovato-lanceo- 

 latus, capite acuto : supt'a brunneus ? guttis saturatioribus ; infrd, 

 pallidior, lineis longitudinalibus argenteis utrinque sex ; capite di- 

 midiato, superne flavescenti-brunneo , inferne argenteo ; pin7iis hya- 

 linis, dorsali analique puncto unico nigro prope basin radii mollis 

 penultimi notatis. 



D. xV. A. ,V. 



The new species of Cowries contained in the collection formed by 

 Mr. Cuming in the Southern Pacific Ocean were exhibited and cha- 

 racterized by Mr. Gray. 



Genus CvpRiEA. 



Cypr^a Goodallii. Ci/p. testd ovato-oblongd, alba, dorso ob- 

 scure bruaneo punctuto maculdque subtclragond brunnvd punctis 

 rotundalis albis variegald uolato ; busi planiusculd i margine 



