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all parts of the head, and on the body extending nearly to the 

 dorsal fin on the hick and to the vent on the abdomen and 

 a'molt a far on the sides. D. 8, A. 7, pointed, with very short 

 baretthe length of the base of the dorsal about 3 times m xts 



^^iw^dSlc Wn' n^wtk enclosing hghter ronnded areas, 

 sides veHot, abdomen white ; some vertical stripes on the cheeks 

 Dorsafwith about 4 obscure cross-bands Caudal with about 

 7 vertical bands most distinct in Its upper lobe. 



Indian Ocean. Total length of the specimen described, from 



"^'Ttr'specr^is easily distinguishable from T. hypselogenion 

 sJeker r he olour and the much more compressed body and 

 Srrower snout, and especially by the shortness of the bases of 

 the dorsal and anal fins. 



Tetrodon ocellatus Linn. 



r.( fliic: «r.ppips Gunther has added Tetrodon 

 , ^° T: STSXnd and lS» Lc^ulatus Kicha.dson, both 



^:si f^^ -f^r x^^pr o^'^:^ ^ 



S't' thf BS?r Mir OoSe'cUotdescribed „. a variety 

 latus 1^ tne i^ vermiculated markings on the back, is 



TotcTly refred^^^ tht species, as in every other character it is 

 exactly similar to the more normal specimens, such as are figuied 

 by Richardson, Zool. Sulphur, Fishes, pi. 58. 



Tetrodon macclellandi, n. sp. 



Tetrodon ficscicUns McClell. Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. iv. 1844, 



^■^^'-'''.l^rflnrt lateral fold on the caudal peduncle. Nasal 

 „a^L rattr h'rt 1^^^ nostriU. Body consklerably deeper 

 Sn b4t the length of head about 3 «;»s » ^^f /^f 

 snout wider than long, its length about 2 j times m the lengt 

 head, eye.lian.eter 6-8^ tune, m^^^^^ 



IS^^^Z^S:^^-^ ridges at the sicles of the 



?he vent on the abdomen, these groups being connected by two 

 hands of spines (sometimes incomplete, behind the eye and 

 bands or '^P'™'' \ n 17 IQ A 15-17, pointed, subequal in 

 behind the pectoral. D. ^'-'•'- *; " ,, ' f length of head; 

 height, the longest ray more than halt the ien„tu o 



"tlhcToun" alternate broad and narrow light cross-bands on 



