LABBIDjE. 403 



spots and a blue edge, having a red band below it ; anal with two 

 blue longitudinal bands. Caudal brownish, with a blue vertical 

 band. Pectoral yellowish. Outer two thirds of ventral dark. 



Jfab. Bed Sea, east coast of Africa, seas of India and Malay 

 Archipelago. 



9. Genus STETHOJULIS, Giinther. 

 Syn. Julis, sp., Cuv. & Val. 



Branchiostegals six ; body oblong and compressed. Preopercle 

 entire ; no anterior canine teeth ; a posterior canine ; dorsal fin 

 with fewer spines than rays ; anal with the same number of rays 

 as the soft dorsal. Scales of moderate size, of equal dimensions on 

 chest and sides ; none on the head. Lateral line continuous. 



Geographical Distribution. East coast of Africa to Western 

 Pacific. 



1262. (1.) Stethojulis strigiventer. (Fig. 138.) 



Julis strigiventer, Bennett, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 184. 

 Stethojulis strigiventer, Giinther, A. M. N. H. 1861, ser. 3, viii, 

 p. 386 ; Day, Fish. India, p. 397, pi. Ixxxiv, fig. 7 (see synon.). 



D. 9/11. P. 15. A. 2/11. C. 14. L. 1. 26-27. L. tr. 2/9. 



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

 length. Eyes diameter 4 to 4| in length of head, 1| to 2 diam. 

 from end of snout, and 1| apart. Colour light brown, yel- 

 lowish on abdomen ; a brown band having a white lower edge from 



Fig. 138. Stethojulis strigiventer. 



snout below eye to opercle ; several longitudinal yellow liues and 

 some black dots along sides, especially in lower half of body ; a 

 black spot on last dorsal ray, another at base of caudal fin, the last 

 sometimes absent. 



Huh. East Africa, seas of India, Malay Archipelago, and China ; 

 very abundant at the Nicobars and Andamans. 



10. Genus PLATYGLOSSUS (Klein), Giiuther. 



Syn. Haliclioeres, sp., Riippell ; Julis, sp., Cuv. & Val. : Mucropharyn- 

 ffodon. Giintleria, and Hcimlmitoyd, Bleeker; Chccrojulis, Gill. 



Branchiostogals six. Body oblong, compressed. Anterior teeth 

 conical ; a posterior canine. Dorsal fin with fewer spines than 



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