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présence de dents linguales. Je suppose aussi que toutes les espèces aient des dents ptérygoi- 
diennes. KWes ont les épines de la dorsale et de Tanale plus fortes , le corps plus trapu et 
Farmure de Fangle du préopercule plus forte que les Anthias. — Les deux espèces insulindiennes 
ne font pas partie de mes collections. 
Odontantliias rhodopeplus Blkr. 
Descriptio Giintheriana sequens. 
»The height of lhe body is a little more than the length of ihe head , and two lîfths of the tolal (without caudal). The width 
ol the interorbital space is less than the diameter of the eye , which is one third of the length of the head , the snout being 
very short. Angle of the praeoperculum with a very prominent fiat spine , single or double. The canine teeth of the lower jaw 
are strongly curved , considerably stronger than those of the upper , and placed more towards the side. The vomerine teeth form 
a () shaped band , the palatine band broader and rounded in front , tapering behind. Tongue with a large rounded patch of 
villilorm teeth Scales on the body rather irregularly arranged , those on the head much the smallest. The third dorsal spine , 
the anlerior dorsal ray s , the caudal lobes , and the two outer ventral ray s produced into filaments. Sides of lhe fish reddish 
rose-coloured ; an oblique golden-yellow band runs from the praeorbital below the eye towards the angle of the praeoperculum. 
The uppermost part of the back and the nape golden yellow. Most of the scales on the side with a pinkish-violet spot on the 
base; back of the tail pinkish violet. Fins reddish rose-coloured; the dorsal rays with blackish-brown rings; base of the caudal 
crossed by a blackish-brown band. D. 10/13. A. 3/7. Lin. lat. ca. 35.” 
Syn. Anthias rhodopeplus Günther, Rep. sever. coll. Fish,, Proceed. Zool, Soc. 1871 p. 654 tab. 65. 
laOne specimen , 6 V 2 inches long, from Manado, sent by Dr. B. Meyer,” 
Odontanthias chrysostictus Blkr. 
Descriptio Giintheriana sequens. 
The height of the body is contained twice and one third in the total length (without caudal), the length of the head thrice. 
The width of the interorbital space is less than the diameter of the eye , which is one third of the length of the head , the snout 
being very short. Angle of the praeoperculum with a single or double spine. An outer sériés of stronger teeth in the upper jaw; 
lhe lower canines are rather stronger than the upper, and placed more towards lhe side. The vomerine teeth form a Q shaped 
band ; lhe palatine band crescent-sliaped , broadest in the middle , separate from the pterygoid band. Tongue nearly entirely covered 
with teeth. Scales on the body somewhat irregularly placed, those on the head much lhe smallest. The second and third soft 
rays of the dorsal , the second of the anal , the caudal, lobes , and the two outer ventral rays produced into filaments. Rose-co- 
loured , each scale with a bright yellow centre. Upper parts of the head yellow , with a pink spot between the nostrils ; an 
oblique bright yellow band from the praeorbital below the eye to the base of the pectoral fin. The sotl dorsal yellow , with oblique 
violet slripes between the rays ; caudal fin yellow , with the upper and lower margins and the central rays pinkish violet. D. 
10/16. A. 3/7. L. lat. ca 42,” 
Syn Anthias chrijsoslictus Günth., Rep. sever. Coll. Fish., Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871 p. 655 tab. 66 . 
»Two examples, 41/2 and 672 inches long, obtained by Dr. B. Meyer at Manado.” 
Uem Les figures publiées de ces deux espèces par M. Günther sont fort belles et probable- 
ment aussi fort exactes. Je n’y vois point cependant d’écailles ni au limbe préoperculaire , ni à 
la mâchoire inférieure. I^a base de la dorsale et de l’anale du rhododeplus est figurée comme 
dénuée d’écailles , et on ne voit point non plus , sur la figure du chrysostictus , d’écaillure à la 
dorsale épineuse. Les descriptions ne parlant point de ces détails, il reste incertain si l’on ait ici 
à penser à quelque inexactitude des dessinateurs, 
PLECTRANTHIAS Blkr (genus melius determinandum). 
Dentes maxillis , vomerini , palatin! , maxillis ex parle canini ; linguales nulli ?. Praeoperculum 
serratum. Squamae trunco 35 cire, in sérié longitudinal!. Pinnae , dorsalis spinis 10 , spina 3® 
producta , caudalis rotundata. 
Rem. Le genre, très imparfaitement connu, n’est établi que sur la description assez courte 
du Plectropoma anthioides Günth., espèce de Célèbes , qui ne fait pas partie de mon cabinet. 
Cette espèce ne peut pas être du genre Plectropoma CV. Le type pourrait bien être voisin du 
genre Caprodon Schl. (Holanthias Günth.). 
Plectranthias anthioides Blkr. 
Descriptio Giintheriana sequens. 
>The height of the body equals the length bf the head , and is contained” twice and three fourths in the total (without caudal). ïn- 
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