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larly like those of Diacope sebee (Russell, 99; C. et V. ii. p. 411), but there are no spots on the 

 latter. The markings still more closely resemble those of Hapalogenys muculattrs (Reeves, a. 

 49). Mr. Reeves's drawing represents both the Chinese and Japanese specimens more faith- 

 fully than the figure published in the ' Fauna Japonica,' but the profile of neither is quite steep 

 enough. 



Hab. Coasts of China and Japan. 



Diagramma gaterina, Forskal (Scicena), C. et V. v. p. 301. pi. 125. 



Holocentre gaterin, Lacep. iv. p. 347 ; Riippell, Atl. 32. f. 1 ; Icon. Reeves, 



a. 50; Hardw. Acanth. 50. Chinese name, Hung teen tseu (Birch); 



Hung teen tso (Reeves), "Red-spotted tso fish." Had. D. 14|15; A. 



3|7, &c. (Spec. Chin. Collect.) 



Notwithstanding the difference in the numbers of the dorsal rays, I have ventured to refer 

 this Chinese fish to the Scicena gaterina of Forskal. Riippell's figure differs from the one in 

 the ' Histoire des Poissons ' considerably in the steepness of the profile. Mr. Reeves's drawing 

 is in this respect most like the latter, but in the form and distribution of its spots it has more 

 resemblance to Riippell's figure. The Chinese collection at Hyde Park contains a specimen 

 of this fish. 



Hab. Red sea and coasts of China. 



Diagramma pictum, Thunberg (Perca), Nov. Mem. de Stockh. xiii. p. 141 . 



pi. 5 ; C. et V. v. p. 315 ; Temm. et Schl. F.J. p. 62 ; Hardw. Acanth. 138. 



A specimen sent to the museum at Haslar from Hong Kong, by Surgeon R. A. Bankier, 

 R.N., differs from the description of the species in the ' Histoire des Poissons,' in its first dorsal 

 being black with a white edge, which is the extension of the mesial frontal band. 



Hab. Seas of Japan, China and Malay archipelago, and the Indian ocean. 



Diagramma pcecilopterum, C. et V. v. p. 314; Seba, iii. pi. 27. f. 17; 



Temm. et Schl. v. p. 314 ; Icon. Reeves, 190 ; Hardw. Acanth. 65. Pad. 



D. 10|21 ; A. 3(6, &c. (Chin. Spec.) 



Specimens exist in the Chinese collection at Hyde Park, and we have found dried ones in 

 the Chinese insect-boxes. 



Hab. Seas of Japan, China, Malay archipelago, and India. 



Diagramma punctatum, Ehrenberg, C. et V. v. p. 302; Temm. et Schl. 



F.J. p. 60 ; Quoy et Gaim. Voy. de l'Astrol. pi. 12. f. 2; Riippell, Atl. 



pi. 32. f. 2 ; Icon. Reeves, 78 ; Hardw. Acanth. 30. Chinese name, Yaou 



we, "Want tail" (Birch); Yaou ne (Reeves); Yap mi (Bridgem. 



Chrest. 214). 



The colouring of Mr. Reeves's drawing corresponds closely with the description in the ' Fauna 

 Japonica,' and approaches nearer to the plate in the ' Voyage of the Astrolabe ' than to that in 

 Ruppelfs ' Atlas.' The Chinese collection at Hyde Park contains a specimen. It has three 

 pairs of pores on the lower jaw. 



Hab. Red sea, Malay archipelago, and seas of China and Japan. 



Pristipoma kaakan, C. et V. v. p. 244; Riippell, Neue Wirlb. p. 123. 

 pi. 30. f. 1 ; Icon. Reeves, 201 ; Hardw. Acanth. 52. Chinese name, Tow 

 loo (Birch, Reeves) ; Tau Id (Bridgem. Chrest. 134). (Chin. Spec.) 

 A specimen from China has been deposited in the British Museum by John Reeves, Esq. 

 Hab. Red sea, Indian ocean, Malay archipelago, and China sea. 



Pristipoma nageb, Riippell, Neue Wirlb. p. 124. taf. 30. f. 2; Icon. 



Reeves, 244 ; Hardw. Acanth. 62. Chinese name, Sing loo (Reeves) ; 



"Starry loo fish "(Birch). Bad. D.12|12 ad 15; A.3|7 ; &c. (Chin. Spec.) 



John Reeves, Esq. has deposited a specimen of this fish in the British Museum. The 

 Rev. George Vachell presented another to the Cambridge Philosophical Institution, and there 

 are several in the Chinese collection at Hyde Park. 



Hab. Red and China seas. 



Pristipoma piiiloo, Richardson. Icon. Reeves, a. 29 ; Hardw. Acanth. 



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