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it intersects the lateral line, continuing above it through the middle of 

 the caudal fin ; upper half of anterior dorsal, between 3d and 6th spine, 

 more or less intense black ; the other fins pale yellowish, or pale crim- 

 son ; all except the pectorals with broad blackish margins. Iris silvery 

 with large black spots. 

 D 7—1/9, C 17*, A 2/8, V 1/5, P 16, Br. VII. 

 Habit. — Sea of Pinang t Singapore. 



Pondicherry, Batavia. 

 Total length, 4} inch. 



In the young the two lateral black bands, and the blackish margins 

 of the fins are very indistinct, or scarcely perceptible. All the species 

 of the fins exhibit traces of transversal striae. This species is not 

 numerous at Pinang. 



Apogon fucatus, Cantor. 

 Body and fins, except the pectorals, silvery carmine with rainbow 

 reflections, cheeks, throat and abdomen paler ; from the lower part of 

 the orbit to the muzzle a gamboge oblique line ; at the root of the cau- 

 dal a large round black spot, surrounded by numerous minute brown 

 dots, and a few similar on the scales of the posterior part of abdomen. 

 Pupil circular, black with crimson reflection ; iris golden gamboge, the 

 upper fourth part ultramarine. 



D 6—1/9, C 18f, A 2/16, V 1/5, P 13, Br. VII. 

 Habit. — Sea of Pinang. 

 Total length, 2-f inch. 



The length of the head is contained about 3J times in the total ; its 

 depth, which is little less than that of the body, equals its length ; the 

 eye is large, circular, the diameter slightly exceeding ^ of the length of 

 the head ; the mouth small, little protractile ; gape subvertical ; the 

 angle of the mouth a little in front of the anterior margin of the orbit ; 

 teeth excessively minute ; margin of preopercle very finely toothed ; 

 lateral line following the outline of the back, nearly throughout oblique, 

 becoming horizontal close to the root of the caudal. Examined under a 

 lens, the spines of all the fins are transversely striated, as in the Genus 

 Chanda. The spines of the anterior dorsal are very slender, as in A» 

 macropterus, Kuhl and Van Hasselt, and scarcely arched. The lower 

 part of the anterior margin of the second spine is armed with three 

 blunt teeth, vertically situated. The second, third and fourth spine, 





