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129. Mullus malabaricus. [25.] 
Upeneus malabaricus, Cuv. Val. iii. p. 467 ; Giinth. Fish. i. p. 407. 
Aden. Zanzibar. Malabar. Philippines. 
130. Mullus oxycephalus. [549.] 
Upeneus oxycephalus, Bleek. Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. i. Manado en Makass. p. 45 ; Giinth. Fish. i. 
p. 409. 
Zanzibar. Mauritius. Sea of Manado. 
131. Mullus luteus. [51, 218, 367, 850.] 
Upeneus luteus, Cuv. § Val. iii. p. 521. 
It is doubtful whether all the specimens here mentioned belong to the same species ; 
but, as they are mostly stuffed, it is impossible to separate them with certainty. 
Zanzibar. Aden. Indian Ocean. 
132. Mullus dispilurus, sp. n. Plate Y. fig. 3. [335, 477.] 
D. 8 | 9. A. y* L. lat. 29. L. transv. 2/7. 
No teeth on the palate ; those of the jaws in a single series. The height of the body is 
contained four times, and the length of the head four times and a quarter in the total 
length. The snout is of moderate length, the anterior margin of the eye occupying the 
middle of the head ; the upper profile descends in a regular and gentle curve. The 
interorbital space is very convex, much broader than the diameter of the eye, and equal 
to half the length of the snout. The barbels hardly reach the posterior limb of the 
prseoperculum. The tubules of the lateral line are moderately branched. The height 
of the spinous dorsal is nearly half that of the body. 
A black patch occupies the back of the tail, extending from the lateral line of one 
side to that of the other; between this and the base of the dorsal is a bright patch, also 
extending between the lateral lines. 
Length 4^ to 11 inches. 
Zanzibar. Island of Pemba. 
133. Mullus pleurotaenia, sp. n. Plate Y. fig. 4. [519.] 
D. 8 | 9. A. 7. L. lat. 29. L. transv. 2|/7. 
No teeth on the palate; those of the jaws in a single series. The height of the body 
equals the length of the head, and is one-fourth of the total length. Snout of moderate 
length, the upper profile descending in a regular gentle curve. Interspace between the 
eyes convex, and contained once and a half in the length of the snout. The barbels 
reach slightly beyond the vertical from the posterior margin of the prseoperculum. The 
spinous dorsal is nearly two-thirds of the height of the body. 
Colour in life. — Body marbled with greenish and rosy, each scale with a green margin. 
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