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longest longer than filaments, or about two-fifths of orbit. Pseudobranchife small. 

 Isthmus rather broad and- trenchant. 



Scales large, ctenoid. Two series of large scales on cheek, opercles scaled, and 

 rest of head naked. Base of caudal scaly, fins otherwise naked. Lateral line more 

 or less concurrent with dorsal profile, and continuous. 



Origin of spinous dorsal a little behind that of pectoral or a little nearer tip 

 of mandible than tip of depressed second dorsal, and fourth spine longest. Anterior 

 dorsal rays longest, and origin of fin about midway between middle of eye and base 

 of caudal. Origin of anal about opposite that of soft dorsal, and similar in shape. 

 Second anal sj)ine much longer than first. Caudal a little emarginate. Pectoral 

 long, reaching opposite origin of spinous anal. Ventral inserted a little before origin 

 of pectoral and reaching within but a short distance of origin of spinous anal. Ven- 

 tral spine about four-sevenths length of fin. 



Color in arrack more or less pale uniform browai, lower surface not especially 

 lighter. A dull brown diffuse stripe from occiput along back above to upper edge 

 of caudal peduncle. Another band from snout continued behind eye where it is 

 narrow, along middle of side where it widens, and out over caudal to tips of median 

 rays. Below this a pale band longitudinally from axil of pectoral, but fading out 

 over anal. Chin pale dusky. Fins dilute brown, and a trifle dusky on their outer 

 portions, especially ventrals. A narrow dusky band close to base and parallel with 

 it on soft dorsal and anal. Bases of these fins whitish. Iris a little brownish. 

 Peritoneum silvery, speckled and spotted with grayish. 



Length 3^ inches. 



Type No. 27,540, A. N. S. P. Padang. 



Two examples. This species has beeji confounded under the name Apogon 

 frenatus by authors. Valenciennes' account and figure^ agree well with Bleeker's,- 

 but Day's figure' represents a different fish. The latter certainly represents the 

 examples before me, agreeing in every respect. Apogon vittiger Bennett^ is proba- 

 bly close to if not identical with Apogon frcBtiatus Valenciennes. Apogon melano- 

 rhynclios Bleeker° also has claims, in part, to separation. Apogon frenattis Giin- 

 ther,*^ judging by the incomplete description, may be the same as that of Valen- 

 ciennes, but the examples described and figured later ^ are close to if not identical 

 with Day's figure. 



[Evanidus, flashy, vain.) 



98. Apogon novemfasciatus Cuvier. 



99. Archamia bleekeki (Giinlher). 



^Apogon frcenatus Valenciennes, Nouv. Ann. JIu.s. Hist. Nat. Paris, I, 1832, p. 57, plate 4, fig. 4. 

 Nouvelle-Guinee, et a I'ile Guam. 



'Amia frenata Bleeker, Atlas Ichtb., VII, 1876, p. 89, and 1. c, VIII, 1876, plate 342 (64), 

 fig. 2. [East Indies.] 



^Apogon frenatus Dav, Fishes of India, Atlas, I, 1875, plate 16, fiir. 4. [India.] 



* Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1833, p. 32. Mauritius. (Mr. C. Telfair.) 



'Apogon melanorhijnchos Bleeker, Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind., Ill, 1852, p. 255. Wahai, Ceram sep- 

 tentrionalis, in niari. 



'Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., I, 1859, p. 241. Feejee Islands. 



'Journ. JIus. Godef. (Fische der Siidsee), I, 1873, p. 19, plate 19, fig. a. Sandwich-Gesell- 

 schafts-und Paumotu-Inseln. (Mr. Andrew Garrett.) 



