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“ P in n a cauda e flavo lu te a , v ittis m a rg in a lib u s c ro c e is.
“ I r i s a rg e n te o v ire s c e n s . P u p illa n ig r a .”— S o l. M S S .
D r . S o la n d e r s ta te s t h a t its n a tiv e n am e a t T a i t i is e P 'do-parharhoute.
T h e Z o o lo g ic a l S o c ie ty h a s re c e n tly re c e iv e d sp e c im en s from th e M a u r itiu s .
e pinna dorsalis, coccineis; capite coecineo-sttbradiatim-fascialo :
J u l i s p c e c i l a .
Julis virescens, purpureo suhfascxaiira vario ; genis rubro vittatis; pinnis dorsali analique rubris, rimlis guilts strigxsque
JI,m-eire,cMibus coerpam, ¡IIS im p a m m H p u ,p .M cM i- .ig r i M . t i : pinrri c a .J .li mtuudala, „bJlaeS, rubro fordo-
tim lineata.
PLATE XIX. FIG. 1.
Hab. prope Loo-Cboo.
A d r aw in g o f t h i s v e ry d is tin c t a n d p r e tty s p e c ie s , o f th e n a tu r a l s iz e , was p re s e rv e d b y M r . Sm j th.
I t in h a b its th e sam e lo c a lity w ith th e p r e c e d in g . N o m e n tio n o f i t is m a d e in th e n o te s o f th e e x p e d
itio n , a n d o u r in fo rm a tio n r e sp e c tin g i t is co n s eq u en tly lim ite d to th e figure alone.
S c a r u s ? q u i n q u e - v i t t a t u s .
Scar, viridis; dorsi utrinque vittis duabus, vittaque
pinna dorsalis radiw spinosis brevioribus.
^ PLATE XIX. FIG. 3.
Hab. apud Loo-Choo.
T h is fish is k n ow n to u s on ly b y a d r aw in g p r e s e rv e d by M r. B e e c h e y . I t s g r e a t re s em b la n c e iu
fo rm a n d m a rk in g s to th e Sca ru s GeorgU, 3 . W . B e n n e tt, h a s in d u c e d u s to p la c e it p ro v is io n a lly in
th e s am e g en u s , a lth o u g h in h a b it i t a p p ro a c h e s La b ru s. E x c e p t in th e ab b re v ia tio n o f th e sp in o u s
rayn o f th e d o rs a l fin, a c h a r a c te r in w h ich i t a g re e s w ith th e S ca r . GeorgU, i t re s em b le s a lm o s t comp
le te ly a fish o b se rved a t T a iti b y S i r Jo s e p h B a n k s , th e L a b ru s fo rm o s u s , Sol. M S S . T h e v itta , in
th e d r aw in g of th e la t te r , a re , h ow e v e r, m o re p ro n o u n c e d th a n in o u rs .
No m e n tio n o f th is fish o c c u rs in th e n o te s e i th e r o f M r . Collie o r o f M r . L a y .
O r d e r M A L A C O P T E R Y G II.
F am. E S O C ID jE .
H e m i r h a m p h u s d e p a u p e r a t u s .
n on* atlingente ; maxillâ superiore orbita dimidxum
Hem. pinna dorsali anali sub-duplo longiore; pectorali angulux
longitudine superanle.
D. 15. A. 13.
Hab. in Oceano Pacifico apud Oahu.
T h e a n te r io r a n d p o s te rio r p o r tio n s o f th is fish (th e m id d le o f th e b o d y b e in g c u t aw a y ) w e re
p re s e rv e d b y M r . L a y , a n d a re n ow d e p o s ite d in th e M u seum o f th e R o y a l C o lleg e o f S u rg e o n s .
T h e s e rem a in s a r e , h ow e v e r, suffic ient to in d ic a te a n ew spe c ie s, d is tin g u ish e d b y th e sm a ll n um b e r o f
ra y s in th e do rsa l a n d a n a l fins ; b y th e ir re la tiv e p ro p o rtio n s , th e fo rm e r b e in g n e a r ly tw ic e th e len g th
o f tb e l a t te r ; a n d b y th e ir fo rm , w h ich is e le v a te d in fro n t. T h e first r a y o f th e d o rs a l is s h o r t ; th e
se c o n d m u c h lo n g e r ; th e th ird is th e lo n g e s t o f th e se rie s ; th e fo u r th , fifth, a n d s ix th , s lo p e su d d en ly
d ow nw a rd s ; th e s e v e n th a n d th e su c c e e d in g r a y s a re a b o u t e q u a l in h e ig h t to th e f i r s t ; th e te rm in a l
ra y is som ew h a t lo n g e r . T h e a n te r io r r a y s o f th e a n a l fin a r e th e h ig h e s t, th e su c c e e d in g o ne s g r a -
d u a lly slo p in g b a c kw a rd s .
T h e le n g th o f th e p ro lo n g e d low e r j aw is th r e e in c h e s ; th a t o f th e p e c to r a l fin n e a rly two.
F am. M U R jE N ID jE .
O p h i s u r u s s b m i c i n c t u s .
Ophxs. maxiüâ superiore elongatâ ; j
nnelo.
Hab. apud Oahu!
i«; eorpore maculis latis brunneo-nigrxs 21 fasciatim lub-
PLATE XX. FIG. 4.
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