SQUAMIPEOTES. 



Dorsal and anal fins margined with black. Two black vertical 

 bands on the caudal, the anterior of which is lunate. 



The variety C. pictus has a black band on the snout, the dark 

 ocular band descending to the chest, all the posterior third of the 

 body with the soft dorsal and anal black ; tail light with two black 

 bauds, the anterior lunate ; fine dark oblique lines from the dorsal 



Fig. 1. Chcetodon vagabundus var.jnettis. 



fin directed forwards and downwards and others on the lower and 

 hinder half of each side directed backwards and downwards ; the 

 two not crossing. 



ob. Red Sea, ose o na o e aay 

 nesia ; attaining at least 10 inches in length. 



729. (5.) Chaetodon auriga. 



Chaetodon auriga, Forsk. Descr. Anim, p. 60, no. 81 j Day, Fish. 

 India, p. 106, pi. xxvii, tig. 3 (var. setifer) (see synon.). 



D. 11-13/23-24. P.15. A. 3/^0-21. L. r. 44-39. L. tr. 3|-4|/13. 



Length of head 3 to 3|, height of body 1| to 2 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 3| in length of head, nearly 1| diam. 

 from end of snout, and 1 apart. Snout pointed. Preopercle very 

 finely serrated. Fins 5th dorsal ray produced into a short 

 filament, soft portions of dorsal and anal angular ; third anal spine 

 the longest ; caudal slightly emarginate. Colour a brown band, 

 with a white anterior edge, passes through the orbit and over the 

 interopercle. Body with darkish lines, passing upwards and 

 backwards in the anterior third of the body, and downwards and 

 backwards posteriorly. A darkish band from base of soft dorsal 

 across free portion of tail to lower half of anal. A dark band 

 through middle of anal. Dorsal, anal, and caudal edged with 

 white. In the variety C. setifer the ocular band, which has white 



