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CLASSIFICATION OF FISHES,, ETC. 



Leptoscarus Sw. Elongated^ fusiform ; head length- 

 ened ; muzzle obtuse ; scales sub-triangular; pectorals- 

 smallj rounded ; caudal lunate. 



L. Vargiensis. Qiioy and Gaim. p. 288. 



Hemistoma Sw. Ovate ; muzzle obtusely pointed ; 

 crown not elevated ; caudal very large, doubly lu- 

 nated ; pectoral (^fig. 57. g) and ventrals pointed. 

 H. reticulata Sw. (Scarus pepo. Benn. Ceylon, pi. 28.) 



Petronasox Sw. Ovate ; the dorsal fin with simple 

 or spiny, and branched or soft rays ; head moderate, 



Petronason Sw. {fg. 59.) Proper ; muzzle obtusely 

 pointed (^fig. 57. e) j crown not elevated ; caudal fin 

 more or less 

 lunate, the ^^ 

 extremities 

 forming a 

 lengthened 

 point ; pec- 

 torals point- 

 ed ; lateral 



line interrupted ; the simple and branched dorsal rays 

 nearly equal in number. 



P, psittacus. Rupp. pi. 20. 1. 

 RUppellii. lb. pi. 21. 1. 

 bicolor. lb. pi. 21. 3. 

 longicauda. lb. pi. 21. 2. 

 viridis. Bl. pi. 222. 



Eryclithys Sw. 

 {fig. 60. ) 

 NcstrHs cir- 

 rated; cau- 

 dal rounded 

 or truncate: 

 representing 

 Calliodon ? 



E. croicensis. Bl. pi. 221. 



quinque-fasciatus. Benn 



Cey. pi. 23. (/^.60.) 



flammiceps. Bennett. Ceylon 



Fish. pi. 24. 

 niger. Rupp. Atl.ii. pi. 8. 1. 

 coUana. lb. fig. 2. 

 jmlchellus. lb. fig. 3. 



viridescens. Riipp. ii. ' 



fig. 2. 

 caeruleo-punctatus. lb. 3. 



