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64. Therapon cuvieri. [27, 283.] 
Pristipoma sexlineatum, Quoy Gaim. Voy. Freyc. Poiss. p. 320. 
Pelates sexlineatus, quadrilineatus, et quinquelineatus, Cuv. Val. iii. p. 146, pi. 55. 
Therapon cuvieri, Bleefc. Nat. Tydschr. Ned. Ind. vi. p. 21 1; Giinth. Fish. i. p. 282. 
Zanzibar. Aden. Coasts of Australia. Sea of Timor. 
PRISTIPOMA, Cuv. 
65. Pristipoma hasta. [651a.] 
Lutjanus hasta, Bloch, t. 246. f. 1. 
Labrus commersonii, Lacep. iii. pp. 431, 477, pi. 23. f. 1. 
Pristipoma kakaan, Cuv. <5f Val. v. p. 244; Rupp. N. W. Fische, p. 123, t. 20. f. 1. 
commersonii, Cuv. fy Val. v. p. 252; Cantor, Mai. Fish. p. 72. 
hasta, Cuv. Val. v. p. 247 ; Giinth. Fish. i. 289. 
Bagamoia, east coast of Africa. Bed Sea. Indian Ocean. North coast of Australia. 
66. Pristipoma multimaculatum, sp. n. Plate III. fig. 3. [652.] 
D. 11 | A. |. L. lat. 51. L. transv. 
Diagnosis. — Height of body equals length of head, and is contained thrice and two- 
thirds to four times in the total length. Snout longer than the diameter of the eye, which 
is contained four times and a half in the length of the head. The upper maxillary does 
not reach the anterior of the eye. Prseorbital scaly. Posterior limb of praeoperculum 
emarginate, with the angle rounded and more strongly denticulated. The fourth dorsal 
spine longest, and more than half the length of the head. Dorsal deeply notched ; 
caudalis truncated. The second anal spine is very long and strong, but a little shorter 
than the fourth of the dorsal. Pectorals pointed, elongate, not reaching to the vent. 
Colour. — Silvery, the head, back, and upper part of sides thickly covered with small 
brown spots, of which there is one at the base of each scale ; those on the occiput are 
smaller and closer. The scales on the lower part of the body have the base minutely 
punctulated with brown; the dorsal is spotted like the body, the other fins are 
immaculate. 
Description. — This species resembles P. nageb and punctulatum. The greatest 
height of the body is below the fourth dorsal spine ; it is nearly equal to the length of 
the head, and is contained thrice and two-thirds to four times in the total length. The 
upper profile descends very gently towards the nape and thence more obliquely, but 
with hardly any concavity, to the snout. The interorbital space is a little convex, and 
slightly larger than the eye. The snout is pointed, the under jaw rather overlapping 
the upper. The teeth form villiform bands, without canines. The prmoperculum has 
