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Show 1867.] THE FISHES OF SEYCHELLES. 855 83. T. MARGARITIFERA. Amphacanthus margaritifera, C. & V. x. p. 145. Teuthis margaritifera, Giinth. Fish. iii. p. 317. Diagnosis.-Height of body rather more than one-third of the total length. Caudal emarginate, the lobes pointed. Colour.-Brown, with rather large pale blue spots, those in the middle of the sides are largest and have brown centres. Fins immaculate. Length 11 inches. Creole name " Cordonnier." Hab. Seychelles ; East-Indian archipelago. BERYCIDJE. 84. MYRIPRISTIS PRALINIUS, C. & V. 85. HOLOCENTRUM RUBRUM, Forsk. 86. H. SPINIFERUM, C. & V. 87. H. DIADEMA, Lacep. 88. H. L.EVE. LI. Iceve, Giinth. Fish. i. p. 47, pl. 6. f. B. The specimen from Seychelles differs slightly from those in the British Museum in the formula of tbe fins &c.; the former has :- D. 10^. A. \. L. lat. 42. L. transv. 3/8. Hab. Seychelles ; Louisiade archipelago ; Salomon Islands ; A m boyna. 89. HOLOCENTRUM CAUDIMACULATUM. Holocentrum spiniferum, Cuv. & Val. iii. p. 206, vii. p. 498 ; Riipp. Atlas, Fische, p. 86, t. 23. f. 1 (not N . W . Fische). Holocentrus caudimaculatus, Riipp. N. W . Fische, p. 97. Holocentrum caudimaculatum, Giinth. Fish. i. p. 41. D. 11 | 14. A. -|. L. lat. 40. L. transv. 3/7. Diagnosis.-Height of body contained thrice and a half, and length of head thrice and two-thirds in the total length; interocular space five times and a half in the length of the head. Operculum with two flat spines, the upper of which is largest. Third and fourth dorsal spines longest; the soft portion higher than the spinous, but less than half the height of body. The upper maxillary bone does not reach as far as the centre of eye. Upper caudal lobe longest, and contained five times and a third in the total length. Third anal spine much longer and stronger than the fourth. Length of snout equal to diameter of eye. Colour.-Red, each scale with a vertical silvery crescent-shaped stripe. A large silvery spot on the back of tail, behind termination of dorsal. A dark red spot behind angle of praeoperculum. Fins rosy ; the points of the lobes of the spinous dorsal, the anterior mar- |