LABELED. 399 



Length of head 3|, of caudal fin 7, height of body 3| in the 

 total length. Eyes diameter 5| in length of head, 1 diatn. from 

 end of snout and also apart. Profile over snout rather concave. 

 Fins ventral does not reach anal ; caudal rounded except in large 

 specimens, when it is usually trilobed. Lateral line tubules 

 branched. Colour greyish brown, with red spots and narrow 

 stripes on head, the stripes mostly before and below the eyes; 

 some of the body -scales with red spots. Vertical fins green, 

 dorsal and anal having red margins ; a dark spot at base of middle 

 dorsal rays, sometimes extending to the posterior one. 



Hab. Ked Sea, east coast of Africa, Andamans, Malay Archi- 

 pelago and beyond ; growing to at least 3 feet in length. 



1256. (3.) CMlinus fasciatus. 



Spirits fasciatus, Block, Ich. v, p. 18, t. 257. 



Cheilinus fasciatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 394, pi. Ixxxiv, fig. 1 (see 

 synon.). 



D. 9/10. A. 3/8. C. 13. L. 1. 21-23. L. tr.2/7. Vert. 10/13. 



Length of head 3|, of caudal fin 4|, height of body 3 to 3J in 

 the total length. Eyes diameter 5 in length of head, 2 diam. 

 from end of snout and also apart. Outer end of maxilla curved 

 forwards in a hook-like process to receive outer extremity of 

 premaxillary. Fins ventral rounded, not reaching anal ; caudal 

 truncated, having its upper and lower rays produced. Lateralline 

 tubules unbranched. Colour yellowish, with six or seven dark 

 or black transverse bands ; black spots on nape, opercles, and pec- 

 toral region, also some scattered over the body. Caudal with a 

 crescentic vertical black band, and a black posterior edge, a few 

 narrow dark bands between the two. Dorsal with a light edge 

 having a dark base, some body-bands extended on to this fin. A 

 large black blotch on ventral. 



Hab. Eed Sea, seas of India, Malay Archipelago and beyond. 



1257. (4.) Chilimis undulatus. 



Cheilinus undulatus, R'upp. N. W., Fische, p. 20, t. vi, fig. 2 ; Day, 

 Fish. India, Suppl. p. 802 (see synon.). 



D. 8-9/10. A. 3/8. C. 11. L.I. 22-23. Vert. 9/14. 



Length of head 3^, of caudal fin 5|, height of body about 3 in the 

 total length. Eyes diameter 6 in length of head and situated about 

 middle of its length. Head having a hump in some old specimens ; 

 lips thick. Fins ventral s not quite so long as pectorals; caudal 

 rounded. Lateral line tubes not branched. Colour bluish green, 

 anterior half of body below lateral line reddish, also the cheeks. 

 Two narrow dark bands from eye to snout, between them is a 

 yellow one ; two similar bands pass backwards from eye. Many 

 narrow red and yellow lines on bead and chest, and dark undula- 

 ting bands on fins ; outer edge of caudal yellow. 



Hab. Bed Sea, Zanzibar, Ceylon, Malay Archipelago. 



