420 TELEOSTEI. ACANTHOPTERYGJI. 



16. Genus CYMOLUTES, Giinther. 

 Syn. Xyrichthys, sp., Cuv. & Val. 



Branchiostegals six ; body oblong, compressed. Snout rather 

 elevated. Anterior teeth free ; no posterior canine. Dorsal with 

 fewer spines than rays ; anal with an equal number of rays to the 

 soft dorsal. Head naked ; scales small. Lateral line interrupted. 



Geographical Distribution. East coast of Africa, seas of India to 

 the Malay Archipelago. 



1293, (1.) Cymolutes praetextatus. (Fig. 145.) 



Julis preetextata, Quoy fy Gaim. Voy. Astrol. iii, p. 712, Atlas, 

 Poiss. pi. xv, fig. 4. , 



Cyrnolutes prsetextatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 409, pi. xc, fig. 1 (see 

 synon.). 



D. 9/12. P. 13. V. 1/5. A. 3/12. C. 13. L. 1. 73. 



Length of head 4 to 4^, height of body 4^ in the total length. 



Eyes high up, near dorsal profile, diameter 4| in length of head, 



2 diam. from end of snout, and 1 apart. Lower jaw slightly the 



longer. Colour greenish, a dark blue-edged band across shoulder. 



Fig. 145. Cymolutes prcetextatus. 



Variety" pale olive ; head immaculate ; body covered with nar- 

 row brown lines, angularly bent, the angle pointing backwards, 

 bometinies a round black spot below lateral line. Dorsal pale 

 violet; specimens without a lateral blotch have a deep black 

 margin to spinous portion. Anal orange or rosy ; caudal orange, 

 with yellowish transverse lines; ventrals and pectorals trans- 

 parent." 



Hab East coast of Africa, Ceylon, Mauritius, to the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



17. Genus PSEUDODAX, Bleeker. 

 Syn. Odax, sp., Cuv. & Val. 



vviST^l 08 ^ 18 - 8 ^' B d - y oblon g' Compressed. Upper jaw 

 nth one, lower with two, pairs of broad incisors, having cutting 



