LABRID^B. 419 



sometimes red, a blue mark on extremity of opercle. Sometimes 

 a light vertical band on body from last two dorsal spines to vent. 

 Vertical fins greenish, with a red iutermarginal band, and some- 

 times oblique red blotches along the base. 

 Hab. Eed Sea, seas of India, New Hebrides. 



1291. (3.) Coris halei. 



Coris halei, Day, Fish. India, Suppl. 1888, p. 803. 

 B. vi. D. 9/12. V. 1/5. A. 3/12. L. 1. 75. L. tr. 3/27. 



" Height of body 3| in the total length, length of head 4. Fins 

 anterior dorsal spine long, equal to height of body. Oolout 

 body vinous-red, barred by eleven purplish-grey stripes ; each scale 

 with a spot of brilliant emerald -green. Head orange, with violet, 

 red-bordered stripes radiating from the eye ; two of these unite to 

 form a broad band descending from fourth dorsal spine, past eye 

 and mouth, to subopercle. A broad red band on edge of opercles. 

 Dorsal red-grey, anal vinous-red, each with an orange border and 

 covered with small blue spots. Caudal dark grey, with large blue, 

 black-edged spots." Haly, Taprobanian, p. 165. 



Hab. Ceylon. 



1292. (4.) Coris annulatus. (Fig. 144.) 

 Lahrus annulatus, Lacep. H. N. Poiss. iii, pp. 455, 526, pi. xxviii, 



Corfs annulata, Giinth. Catal. iv, p. 202. 



Coris aygula, Day, Fish, India, pi. Ixxxviii, fig. 5 (not p. 408). 



D. 9/12. A. 3/12. L. 1. 120. 



Length of head 4|, height of body nearly 6 in total length. 

 Upper lip broad, folded ; the lower broad, pendent, not continuous 

 with that on other side. Teeth no posterior canine. Fins 



Fig. 144. Coris annulatus. 



anterior dorsal spines not produced ; ventrals pointed, not pro- 

 longed, much shorter than pectorals. Colour variable, vertical 

 bands or stripes on the body, head with rather irregular green 

 bands. Basal half of dorsal sometimes spotted with white. 



Hab. Indian Ocean from East Africa to the Malay Archipelago. 



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