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Hob. Andamans and Nicobars, to the Malay Archipelago and 

 Australia, Madagascar-, &c. 



1218. (2.) Amphiprion sebse. 



Amphiprion sebae, Eleeker, Batavia Nat. Tijdsch. iv, p. 478 ; Day, 

 Fish. India, p. 378, pi. Ixxx, fig. 3, Suppl p. 800 (see synon.). 



D. 10-11/14-15. P.20. A.2/12-13. C. 15. L.I. 50-55. L. tr. 6/18. 



Length of head 4 to 4|, height of body 2| to 3 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 3j in length of head, 1 diam. from end 

 of snout and also apart. Fins dorsal spines increasing in length 

 to fourth, which is about 5 length of head, posteriorly they de- 

 crease so that the fin is deeply notched, soft dorsal g higher than 

 spinous. Caudal cut square, or emarginate in adult. Colour 

 brownish black, with two broad milk-white cross bands, the anterior 

 from nape to subopercle, covering most of the opercle ; the 

 second from last three dorsal spines and four first rays to a little 

 in front of vent, superiorly it covers upper third of soft dorsal. 

 End of free portion of tail and caudal fin canary-yellow. A young 

 specimen | of an inch in length had snout, muzzle, and chest dull 

 yellow, pectoral greenish, its base black. 



Hob. Andamans to the Malay Archipelago. 



1219. (3.) Amphiprion percula. 



Lutjanus percula, Lacep. H. N. Poiss. iv, pp. 239, 240. 

 Amphiprion percula, Day, Fish. India, p. 379, pi. Ixxx, fig. 4 (see 



synon.). 



Ed-ole-jo-do-dah, Andam., or " Turtle's stomach," because generally 

 found inside Actinice, which are looked upon as those organs. 



D.10-1 1/14-15. P.17. A.2/11-12. C.15. L.l.50-60. L.tr. 7-8/21-23. 



Length of head 3| to 4, height of body 2| to 3 in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter 3| to 4 in length of head, 1 diam. from 

 end of snout and also apart. Fins dorsal spines strong, second 

 to fourth highest, but not equalling soft dorsal. Caudal wedge- 

 shaped or rounded. Lateral line ceases below about the fourth 

 dorsal ray, and from the thirtieth to thirty-fourth scale. Colour 

 bright yellow, with three broad milk-white black-edged cross bands, 

 the anterior convex, over hind part of head; the second from 

 middle of dorsal fin to vent, and the posterior one over free portion 

 of tail. Pectoral and caudal deep yellow or brownish yellow, with 

 a broad white edge which has a narrow black base ; dorsal and 

 anal yellow, with a white edge having a black base ; ventral yellow, 

 the extremity black. In some specimens the posterior white band 

 on body is continued along either side of caudal fin. 



Hab. Seas of India, Malay Archipelago and beyond ; the Andamans. 



