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forked, and lobes long, slender, and ending in slender or narrow points. Pectoral 

 small, not reaching origin of anal, and rather broad. Ventral inserted a little 

 behind pectoral, and first ray longest, extending to origin of anal fin. Ventral 

 spine slender and i-eaching about half of distance. 



Color in arrack black with a dull violaceous tinge. Each scale with a dusky 

 or slightly olivaceous margin, more distinct than basal portion, which has a dull 

 slaty tint. Fins all blackish, pectoral paler, and first ray of ventral beyond spine 

 pearly-white. Pronounced scale at beginning of lateral line black, forming a distinct 

 blotch. Iris slaty. 



Length 4-| inches. 



Type No. 27,67-3, A. N. S. P. Padang. 



One example. This species is closely related to Pomacentrus violascens 

 (Bleeker). It differs however in the almost uniform dark color, without any yellow 

 or golden on lower regions or caudal peduncle. Ventrals also differ, as they are 

 entirely dark like the other fins, except tip of first or longest ray which is pearl- 

 white beyond tip of spine. 



(AevKo'o-e^Jpos, white-footed, with reference to the white-tipped ventrals.) 



174. Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier. 



175. Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier. 



176. Chrysiptera modesta (Schlegel and Miiller). 



177. Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier). 



178. Glyphisodon septemfasciatus Cuvier. 



179. Glyphisodon sa.xatilis (LinnEeus). 



180. Glyphisodon' leucogaster Bleeker. 



LABRID.^. 



181. Choerops schoenleinii (Valenciennes). 



182. Lepidaplois mesothora.x (Schneider). 



183. Stethojulis phekadopleura (Bleeker). 



OCTOCYNODON subgen. nov. 

 Type Jiilis miniaius Valenciennes. 



Canines |-. 



('Okto), eight; kuW, dog; oSovs, tooth.) 



184. Halichceres miniatus (Valenciennes). 



185. Halichceres annulatus sp. nov. Plate XX, upper figure. 



Head 2^; depth 3^; D. IX, 11 ; A. Ill, 11 ; P. ii, 11 ; V. I, 5; scales 28 in 

 a lateral series below lateral line to base of caudal; 2 scales between anterior spi- 

 nous dorsal and lateral line ; 28 scales in lateral line, last one on base of caudal ; 

 8 scales obliquely' back and up to lateral line from origin of anal ; width of head 

 1\ in its length ; depth of head over middle of eye If ; snout 3 ; eye 54 ; mouth 3^; 

 interorbital space 4-|; first dorsal spine 4-| ; ninth 31; first dorsal ray 2^ ; third 

 anal spine 3^; first anal ray 2^; caudal 14^; least depth of caudal peduncle 24; 

 pectoral 1^; ventral 14. 



Body elongate, compressed, upper profile a little more convex, and greatest 



