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part of its hinder soft portion transparent, and the anal and the middle six 

 rays of the caudal being spotted with black. 



The whole of the fins, except the spinous portion of the dorsal, are 

 scaly at their base. The operculum is covered by large scales, and is 

 emarginate above : the pra-opercalum is furnished vdth small scales, and 

 has its margin minutely serrated. The cirrlius over each lower nostril is 

 margined and terminated by numerous long cilice, and reaches, when 

 extended, as far as the eye. 



The seven lower rays of each pectoral fin are undivided, the upper of 

 these being free at the tip alone, and the remainder being free throughout 

 about one-third of their length. 



The teeth occupy only the anterior portion of the jaws: they are mi- 

 nute, and are disposed in several rows : in the outer row there are four 

 larger than the others towards the middle of the upper jaw, two in front 

 of the lower jaw, and two on each side of the lower jaw near the end. 



Length 3 J inches, breadth liinch. 



7. CiRRHITES FASCIATUS. 



Cir. jlavescens; capite brunneo, flavescenti punctato ; corpore fasciis 

 latis brunneis quatuor : operculo squamoso : cirrhis narium brevissimis. 

 D. If. P. 14. V. X. A. f. C. 15. 



The ground colour is yellowish, crossed by four broad brovm /a?ci« on 

 the body; the head is brown with numerous small yellowish points on its 

 upper part, and larger ones on the cheeks, opercula, and front, giving to 

 these parts a tessellated appearance : the chin, throat, and base of the 

 pectoral fins are yellowish spotted with brown. The fins are transparent: 

 the anal somewhat fuscous, the caudal fuscous at its extremity, and the 

 pectoral spotted with brown. 



The fins are scarcely scaly at their base. The scales of the operculum 

 are large, those of the prce-operculum moderate ; the margin of the latter 

 part is sharply serrated. The cirrhus on the lower nostril is very short, 

 scarcely extending beyond the upper. 



The six lower rays of the pectoral fins are unbranched, the first of 

 these being free at the tip alone, and the others free throughout full one- 

 half of their length. 



