longest, and joining with the other four, form a setaceous tail, like that o f the dorsal. T h e anal, opposite to
the dorsal, but shorter, forms, b y the jiuiction o f the anterior rays, a setaceous tail also; but neither are equal
in length to that o f the d orsal; the caudal profoundly bifid ; tlie lobes equal, sharp.
Colour. T ile ground colour o f the upper parts, wlien the fisli is fresh caught, is golden, reflecting a variety
o f changeable tin ts ; the belly and parts under the lateral line, silvery, intermingled with mother o f p e a r l; but
these beautiful colours quickly vanish, and give place to five or s ix dusky transverse bands, not visible in the
recent fish.
Inches. Lines.
Leng th from the rostrum to the caudal fin - - - - 4, 6
o f the caudal fin - - - - - - - - - 1 5
Greatest breadth - - - - - - - - - - - 3 5
Length o f the long dorsal rays - - - . - - - 6 6
o f the ventral - - - - - - - - - - 4 , 5
No. LVIII.
Z eu s corpore sub-orhiculare, maxilla injeriore longiore; ra d iis quibusdam p in n a dorsalis,
ventralis, anique, JiliJormis, longissimis ; aculéis ante pinnam dorsi et ani.
T h e Z eu s w i t h a s om ew h a t o r b i c u la r b o d y ; th e u n d e r j a w l o n g e r t h a n th e u p p e r ; s om e
r a y s o f th e d o r s a l, v e n t r a l , a n d a n a l f in s , v e r y l o n g a n d f i l i f o rm ; s p i c u l i b e fo r e th e
d o r s a l a n d a n a l f in s .
Vomer. L in n . S . JV. p . 45 4.
Ca lled b y th e N a t i v e s C h e w o o l a P a r a h .
-S. v i i . D . r f . P . \ s . V .T . J .T V . C. 2 0 .
T h is fish agreeing with the one last described, in the form o f the head, the teeth, tongue, branchial ossiculi,
and nearly in the situation and shape o f the fins, differs specifically in various circumstances. T h e body is
more orbicular, the belly being more rounded; the lateral line forms a higher arcli and is not carin ate ; the
pectoral fin is shorter, acuminate above, but not fa lca te ; the caudal lobes are setaceous at the p o in t s ; on the
ridge before the spinous rays o f the dorsal fin, are three small prickles which hardly appear above the s k in ;
two others more visible, are found between the ventral fins and the anus.
T h e colour above the line is leaden, the rest silv ery; but the sides are streaked conspicuously with three or
four oblique fillets o f a dark colour. T h e long rays o f the fins are v ery slender, and being o f a green colour.
look at first sight, like the fibres o f some marine plant entangling them.
Inch
T h e leugl/j, from the nose to the caudal fin, - - - - - - - 2
Greatest breadth o f the body - - - - - - - - - - - 2
No. LIX.
L-£.\ss cauda lunulata ; corpore sub-rkombeo ; p in n a ventrali unica, exiguissima.
T h e Z e u s w ith a tail s lig h tly lu n a te d ; a b o d y somew h at o f a rh om b ic form ; th e v e n tr a l
fin sin g le, an d e x trem e ly small.
Galled b y the N a tiv e s K a Uk i S a n d a w a .
B . iv . D . : P. 16. V. 5. A . 32. C. 22.
T he body somewhat rhomb-form, but the lower part towards the anal fin , more expanded than the b a c k ; compressed,
squamous, and rough.
T h e head compressed, with scales on the vertex o n ly ; the rostrum projecting a little. T h e mouth, in respect
to the tail, is middle, but much more distant from the anal than the dorsal fin, it appears v ery small, when
shut. T h e jaws extractile, the upper longest, and rough as a file. T h e eyes near the rostrum, large, round.
Nostrils small, round, double. T h e opercula smooth, tlie membrane concealed.
T h e trunk. T h e back assurgent, carinate; the breast and belly declivous to the anal f in ; the sides very
compressed. T h e lateral line arched. T h e anus distant from the tail.
T h e j?« i. T h e dorsal and anal are alike in shape, the spines and two first soft rays assurgent, then declining,
and the last ten rays equal; the pectoral low, short, acuminate above; the ventral fin single, remarkably small,
consisting o f one short spine, and three or four setaceous ra y s ; the caudal slightly concave or lunate. A ll the
fins are squamous.
. T lie colour silvery, with three dusky, oblique streaks on the shoulder; the dorsal fin yellow, with a black
margin ; the anal white, with a black m a rg in ; the caudal is yellow, slightly tipped with black.
■ T h e length, including the tail, - - - - - - 3
T h e greatest breadth - ^
R EM A R K S .
I am in doubt whether this subject ought not to have been
differs from any I have ye t met with of that genus.
with the Chaetodons. In the ventral fin it
No. LX.
corpore alepidoto, ventricoso; p inna ventrali unica, radiis duobus longioribus; p innulis
triginta loco p in n a analis.
T h e Z eu s w itli a n a k e d b o d y , an d a v e ry p rom in e n t b e lly ; the v e n tr a l fin sin g le, w ith
two ray s lo n g er th a n th e r e s t; th ir ty sh o rt p in riu lie in place o f an an a l fin .
Called b y th e Na tiv e s A m e a t a K u t t e e .
B . v . D . 4 5 . P. 1 6 . V. 6 . A . 3 4 . G. 2 4 .
T h e body of a singular form, much compressed, the lower and hinder parts enormously expanded ; altogether
without scales.
T h e head large, high, compressed ; rostrum short, obtuse. T h e mouth, when shut, small; lips thin. T h e
jaws extractile in an extraordinary degree, forming a kind o f tube when extended, and rough to the touch ; tlie