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UMBRE ACANTHURUS. 



specimen of this fish occurs in the Leverian Mu- 

 seum. In some particulars it seems allied to the 

 A. Sohal, but, if Forskal's description of that fish 

 be accurate, must be a very distinct species. 



LINEATED ACANTHURUS* 



Acanthurus Lineatus. A» ovatus fuscus, lineis numerosis longi- 



tudinalibus albis, cauda utrinque aculeata. 

 Ovate brown Acanthurus, with numerous longitudinal white 



stripes, and spine on each side the tail. 

 Chaetodon lineatus. Lin. 



Length about six inches : shape ovate : colour 

 brown, marked by pretty numerous, longitudinal, 

 narrow, white stripes, running from head to tail : 

 each stripe edged with a darker colour than that 

 of the ground : scales small : gill-covers unarmed : 

 teeth crenated : tail lunated: tail-spines very strong, 

 of moderate length, and sharp-pointed. Native of 

 the Indian and American seas: in the Leverian 

 Museum. 



UMBRE ACANTHURUS. 



Acanthurus Umbratus. A. corpore ovato fusco, squamis minu~ 



tissimis, cauda utrinque aculeata. 

 Brown ovate Acanthurus, with extremely minute scales, and 



a spine on each side the tail. 



Length about four inches : shape ovate : colour 

 brown : scales extremely minute : gill-covers un- 



