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of tubes, each with a smaller superior and an inferior tube branching off 

 backwards. The anterior part of the line rises obliquely towards the 

 sixth dorsal spine, the rest proceeds straight along the upper fourth of 

 the body towards the ninth ray, when it declines a little and proceeds 

 straight towards the caudal. The posterior margin of the latter fin is 

 rounded. The last ray of the dorsal and the anal, and the first ray of 

 the ventrals are elongated into a very short filament. The anterior anal 

 spine is very minute. The figure of M. M. Cuvier and Valenciennes 

 does not quite correspond to their very correct description. A single 

 individual occurred at Pinang in June 1844. 



Julis mola, Cuvier. 



Russell, CXX. Sahnee Moia. 



Julis mola, Cuvier, R. A. II. 258. 



Sahnee moia, Cuv. and Val. XIV. 234. 



Ground-colour of the head and body pale sea-green ; abdomen 

 whitish green ; from the muzzle over the forehead along the base of the 

 dorsal a dark brown longitudinal band ; a second from the side of the 

 muzzle through the eye along the middle of the side to the root of the 

 caudals ; the two bands in some consisting of two or three series of 

 spots ; on the upper part and sides of the head some irregular orange 

 streaks ; pectorals hyaline, red at the root j ventrals white ; rest of the 

 fins pale yellowish greeen ; dorsal with an undulating pale blackish 

 band along the base and a second along the middle ; in some a black 

 spot either between the fifth and seventh spine, or between the first and 

 second ; caudal with some pale bluish spots, and in some with a 

 black spot at the root ; anal with pale blackish spots near the 

 margin. Iris narrow golden, next vermilion ; orbital margin dark 

 brown. 



D 9/12, C 14|, A 2/12, V 1/5, P 15, Br. V. 



Habit. — Sea of Pinang. 

 Coromandel. 



Total length : 4-f inch. 



The length of the head is 3 J in the total. The diameter of the 

 eye, situated as in J. dussumieri y is \ of the length of the head. The 

 dentition and scales resemble those of the latter species. A longi- 



