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E l e o t r i s l o n g i p i n n i S.
El. pinnâ caudali lanceoialâ ; pinnis dorsali analique postici elongato-acumtnatis.
Hab, apud Loo-Choo.
F IS H E S .
F am. G O B I ID Æ
PLATE XX. FIG. 2
n a o , apuu
M r . C o llie h a s p r e s e rv e d a s k e lc h o f th is sp e c ie s , a n d b o th h is n o te s a n d th o s e o f M r. L a y cont
a in d e s c r ip tio n s o f i t . I t is “ a ro u n d e d fish, w i th th e h e a d d e p re s s e d a n d th e ch e ek s
T h e s c a le s a r e fine, a n d th o s e o t th e h e a d a r e s c a r c e ly p e r c e p tib le . T h e m o n th is la rg e an d slig h tly
e x te n s ile ; th e te e th a r e sm a ll a n d s le n d e r”- C . ; “ th e y a re sh a rp , in ^‘ “ " “ n s
heloiv L . “ T h e prceopercvlum is s e p a r a te d from th o operculum b y a s lig lit/o sM . T h e v e n tr a l fins
“ to n g e s t a t th e in t e r io f m a rg in : th e p e c to ra ls lo n g e s t in th e m id d le ”- C . : “ th e first ra y s o t th e
d o rsa l a re terminated by filaments; the c a u d a l is lo n g a n d p o in te d .’—L .
•‘ T h e g e n e r a l c o lo n r is a s tr aw -g r e e n be low, a n d a lig h t g r a s s -g r e e n ab o v e , w ith tw o r a th e r
in d is tin c t lo n g itu d in a l b a n d s o t c r im so n . T h e r e a r e th r e e c rim so n b a n d s m a rg in o d w ith b lu e M d
w h ite on th e ch e e k s , e x t e n d in g to th e o r ig in o f th e p e c to ra l fins. O n th e u p p e r and p o s te rio r lia i o f
th e b o d y a r e th r e e p a r tia l cross b a n d s o t c rim so n e d g ed w ith lig h t g re e n ; th e s e a re b ro a d e s t a t tlie ir
l o L r w h ich is n e a r th e la te r a l lin o ; b e h in d th em is a sm a ll h a n d , o r p e rh a p s m e re ly a rh om -
h o id a l n a te h T h e first d o rs a l fin h a s s ix sp in e s ; i t is b a n d e d irre g u la rly w ith o rim so n : th e s e co n d
l l i t h l L n d s a n d is sp o tte d m ilk -wM le . T h e v e n tr a ls a r e w h ite a t th e ro o t ; th e n a e r.msoii
lo n g itu d in a l b a iié , th e n a n a r row w h e y -w h ite o n e ; a n d th e r e s t to th e u/ m ; L a y ‘‘“B e a !
h a s rufous Hatches a n d lig h t b lu e spots.’’- C . T h e co lo u rs a r e th u s d e s c rib e d b y M r . L a y . H e a d
l iu e d w ith m a rb le d r e d a n d b lu e : b o d y y e llow , w ith io n g itn d in a l linos
ve rse sp o ts m a rg in e d w ith b lu e : d o rs a l fin, th e firs t d iv is io n h a s w a v y line s o t r e d , th e se co n d ,s
" ‘’° 7 7 Y , l r ! b M d e 7 r e a e h e s from o p p o s ite th e o rig in o f th e p e c to r a l fins to th e a u u , J ' " '
ta ry c a n a l is h a l t a s lo n g a g a in a s th e b o d y , m e a su re d from th e s n e n t to th e o n g in < : “
T h e sloniach is n o t d is tin g u is h a b le from th e g e n e ra l e a n a . Y « « 1
n h a rv n g o a l te e th above . The inside o f th e m o u th is e n tire ly b la c k . — C. T h e to n „ u e a n d p/iory.i*
a re p u rp le ; a n d th e r e is a fla t y e llow m em b ra n e b e tw e e n th e to n g u e a n d th e low e r row o f te e th . L .
F am. L A B R ID jE .
J u l i s b i f e r .
p t a « d . r . . f i . r » f . i . J .» t a . a t a - » « .y i i a v . .» . « „-a-Uogo ouc.l. : eorpore riridf,
gM,roiiolimiru,,n,o.Uu.oti,; piuM, M uroti bruu«u.
D.<L. y . i . P . 12. d . ' , . c . u .
P L A T E X V II I. F IG . 2 .
Lanihi of the Natives of Oahu.
Hab. in Oceano Pacifico apud Oahu.
c 4. ■ fi I. nvpsi-rved in sp irit w a s p r e s e n te d b y M r . L a y to th e M u s e um o f th e
A sp e c im e n o f th is pre in d iv id u a l by th e p e rm is s io n o f th e B o a rd o f C u ra to rs , our
R o y a l C o lleg e o f S u i^ e o n s . . „ , i - „ e d in th e specific c h a r a c te r a re d e riv e d from th e no te s o f
fig u re w a s t a k e n . T h e co lo u rs ^ s till e x h ib its v e s tig e s o f th e d a rk e r
M r . L a y . I n its
co lo u rs w h ich o rn am e n te d J e from c o lo u r . T h e r e a re tr a c e s o f r e d d is h -
o f th e v e n tra l and a n a l, a re b r . P , „ ^ n d u pw a rd s a n d b a c kw a rd s from the
b row n lin e s p a s s in g d ow nw a rd s ^ ^s to p ro d u c e on ly in a few p la c e s th e a p p e a ra n c e
b e lly ; b u t th e y a r e g e n e ra lly so s tin e tly m a rk e d : th e y ta k e th e ir o r ig in from the
r e tu r n s b a c kw a rd s to th e f ro n t o f tlie o p p o s ite o rb it ; a se c o n d pa s s e s from th e u p p e r p a r t o f th e o rb it
d ire c tly a c ross th e h e a d to th e o th e r o rb it ; b e h in d th is a re tw o o th e rs p a s s in g a lso a c ro s s th e h e a d to
th e opposite o rb it, b u t h a v in g a m o re b a c kw a rd d ire c tio n ; th e s e a r e s u c c e e d e d b y a ve ry s h o r t lin e
p a s s in g a lm o s t d ir e c tly b a c k w a rd s ; a n o th e r follows, c u rv in g d ow nw a rd s from th e b a c k p a r t o f th e
o rb it to th e low e r p a r t o f th e operculum : th e su c c e e d in g o n e goes from th e b a c k o f th e low e r p a r t o f
th e o rb it to th e an g le o f th e proeoperculum, wlie re i t is in te r ru p te d , th o u g h a lin e in th e ^ m e d ir e c tio n
c ro s s e s th e th ro a t ; an d from th e low e r p a r t o f th e o rb it p a s s tw o o th e r lin e s d ow nw a rd s u n d e r th e
c h in , r e tu rn in g u pw a rd s to th e o p p o s ite o rb it, th e first o f th em c ro s s in g th e a n te r io r a n g le o f th e
proeoperculum: in ad d itio n to those lin e s th e r e is o n e c ro s s in g th e low e r jaw . T h e r e a re a lso two
po in ts o n th e in n e r lip n e a r th e f ro n t ; a n d tw o o n th e h in d e r lip n e a r th e com m issu re .
I n fo rm , th e J u lis l i f e r is le s s e lo n g a ted a n d m o re o v a l th a n m a n y sp e c ie s o f th e g e n u s ; its fins
sp re a d also to a c om p a ra tiv e ly g r e a te r e x te n t. T h e first two ra y s o f th e d o rs a l fin a r e te rm in a te d by
lo u g filam e n ts , a b o u t a n in c h a n d a q u a r te r in le n g th , th e ray s th em s e lv e s n o t m u ch e x c e e d in g a
q u a r t e r o f a n in ch ; th e su c c e e d in g sp in o u s ra y s , se v e n iu n um b e r, ris e slowly to a b o u t fo u r lin e s in
len g th : b eh in d th e s e com m en c e th e soft rays, th e w h o le o f which, w ith th e ex c e p tio n o f th e la s t, a re
tw ic e th e le n g th o f th e sp in o u s ra y s . T h e a n a l fin is a b o u t th e sam e h e ig h t a s th e d o r s a l; its first
th r e e ray s a rc sp inous, g r a d u a lly in c re a s in g in le n g th ; n e a r ly th e w h o le o f th e su c c e e d in g so ft rays
a re tw ic e th e len g th o f th e lo n g e s t o f th e sp in o u s ray s .
T h e tw o a n te r io r t e e th o f th e low e r jaw a r e s tro n g a n d p ro je c tin g : th e y a re re c e iv e d b e tw e en two
eq u a lly p ro je c tin g one s in th e f ro n t o f th e u p p e r j aw .
T h e J u lis bife r is th e o n ly sp e c ie s w ith wh ich w e a re a c q u a in te d , th a t has th e first tw o r a y s o f th e
d o rs a l fin pro lo n g ed by filam en ts. T h e first ra y a lone is so p ro lo n g e d in th e J u lis Gaim a rd , Q u o y a n d
G a im ., J u lis fo rm o su s , J .W , B e n n ., aa<\ J u lis A y g u la , Coris A y g u la , L a c é p .; a ll o f w h ich a re from
th e In d ia n S e a s , T h is f ilam en to u s e lo n g a tio n is an a lo g o u s to th a t o b s e rv ed in th e Lachnolaimus, Cuv.
J u l i s l u t e s c e n s .
J u lis viridi-lutescens transverse rubicundo lineolata; capite, peclore, pinnee dorsalis a
bus, rubicundis ; p in n a pectoralis maculâ magnâ apicem aitingente nigr& : p in n û caudali
D . A . «I. C. U . P . 15. V. >.
P L A T E XIX. FIG. 2.
Labrus lutescens. Sol., MSS.
e basi, caudalisque margini-
otâ,favâ.
Ha b . in Oceano Pacifico apud Loo-Choo : necnon prope “ T a iti,” Sol.
A d r aw in g o f th is sp e c ie s , p re s e rv ed by M r. Sm y th , is th e only ev id e n c e o f i ts e x is te n c e a fforded
by th e e x p e d itio n : b u t i t is am p ly co n firm ed by a d r aw in g m ad e o n S ir Jo s e p h B a n k s ’ v o y a g e , which
agre e s in eve ry r e sp e c t with o u rs, e x c e p t th a t th e d o rsa l fin is re p re s e n te d by M r. Sm y th as r is in g an d
d e c lin in g g r a d u a lly , in s te a d o f a b ru p tly , ( a n e r ro r o c c a s io n ed p ro b ab ly by th e fin n o t b e in g sufficiently
s tr e tc h e d ,) a n d its u p p e r e d g e is co lo u red th e sam e a s th e m id d le p a r t o f th e c a u d a l fin. C o n n e c ted
w ith th e B a n k s ia n d raw in g s a r e sk e tch e s i l lu s tr a tin g th e size o f th e s c a le s , d ir e c tio n o f th e la te ra l
line , &c. wliich a re w a n tin g in M r. Smyth’s ; th e la tte r is on th is a c c o u n t le.ss a d a p te d for co n v ey in g
c o r r e c t n o tio n s o f th e d e ta ils o f th e fish. W e h a v e th e re fo re r e q u e s te d p e rm is s io n to u s e fo r o u r
en g ra v in g th e fig u re ta k e n b y th e d ra u g h tsm a n em p lo y ed b y S ir J o s e p h B a n k s : a n d th a t pe rm issio n
ha s b e en k in d ly g ra n te d .
T h e d e s c rip tio n g iv en by D r. S o la n d e r is a s follows ;
“ P is c is lu te s c en s , s trig is n um e ro s is ru b ic u n d is tr a n sv e rs a lih u s .
“ Caput v irid i-lu te s c e n s , a re is p liirib u s la tis ru b ic u n d is .
“ Abdomen vire sc en s, v ittis d u a b u s lu te is .
PiKtirt dorsalis e v irid i-lu te s c en s , v ittâ p a u lo in fra m e d ium c io c e â , lim ite su p e rio re cæruleo.
“ P in n a pectorales lu te s c e n te s , ap ie ib u s n ig ris .
“ P in n a ventrales lu te s c en te s .
“ P in n a a ni v irid i-liite s c e n s , b a s i c ro c e â , lim ite cæ m le o .