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pectoral fin ; a band along base of soft dorsal passes over free 

 portion of tail ; caudal with a dark band in its posterior third ; 

 dorsal and anal with a dark edge and white margin. In the young 

 the vertical bauds are badly developed, and there is a large black 

 white-edged ocellus in the centre of the soft dorsal. 



Hob. Seas of India, Andaman Islands to the Malay Archipelago. 



737. (13.) Chsetodon melanotus. 



Chsetodon melannotus, Bl. Schn. Syst. Icli. p. 224. 

 Cheetodon melanotus, Day, Fish. India, p. 108, pi. xxviii, fig. 1 

 (see synon.). 



D. 12/19. P. 15. A. 3/18. C. 17. L. 1. 37-40. L. tr. 6/16. 



Length of head 4, height of body If in the total length. Eyes 

 diameter 3 in length of bead, 1 diam. from end of snout, rather 

 more apart. Preopercle very finely serrated. Fins dorsal spines 

 increasing in length to the 5th, behind which they again diminish 

 in height ; soft portion of dorsal and anal and the caudal rounded. 

 Coloui yellowish, a narrow black ocular band from in front of 

 dorsal through middle of eye to chest. Upper fourth of body 

 stained black, and black lines along each row of scales ; a black 

 band over free portion of tail but interrupted in middle. Fins 

 yellow, a narrow black intermarginal band on soft portions of 

 dorsal and anal, outer edge white ; a yellow band across the middle 

 of the caudal, followed behind by a narrow black stripe ; last third 

 of fin grey. A short black band at base of first four anal rays. 



Hob. Bed Sea, seas of India, the Malay Archipelago and beyond; 

 attaining at least 5 inches in length. 



738. (14.) duetodon octofasciatus. 



Chsetodon octofasciatus, Bloch, Ich. t. 215, fig. 1 ; Day, Fish. India, 



p. 108 (see synon.). 

 Munja-cooli-min, Tamil. 



D.I 1/19-22. P. 19. A. 3/17. C. 18. L. 1. 50. L. tr. 12/24. 



Length of head 4, height of body 1| in the total length. Eyes 

 diameter 3 in length of head, 1 diam. from end of snout and also 

 apart. Edge of preopercle a little rough, but not serrated. Fins 

 dorsal spines increasing in length to the fourth, soft portions of 

 dorsal and of anal rounded ; second anal spine the strongest, but 

 not quite so long as third ; caudal cut almost square. Colour 

 buff, vertically banded, with a central band along the snout to 

 between the eyes ; the ocular band commences in front of the dorsal 

 fin and passes through the eye (which is about twice its width) to 

 the cheeks and chest ; the 2nd goes from 3rd and 4th dorsal spines 

 to behind base of ventral, the 3rd from 7th dorsal spine to before 

 commencement of anal, the 4th from last two spines to first anal 

 rays, the 5th from first few dorsal rays to anterior third of soft anal, 

 the 6th down last third of soft dorsal, acrcfss free portion of tail, 



