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Show 1870.] SURGEON F. D A Y O N ANDAMAN-ISLAND FISHES. 679 Eyes. Diameter nearly | of length of head, 1 diameter from end of snout. Angle of preopercle slightly rounded and finely serrated. Teeth villiform, canines small. Fins. Last dorsal spine longest. The pectoral reaches to above the commencement of the anal. The second anal spine the longest, and much the strongest. Colours. Whitish, and covered with roseate spots, well defined upon the head, and a few dark ones also along its upper surface. A moderately broad black band over the free portion of the tail, just behind the posterior margin of the dorsal fin, and extending laterally to one-third of its depth. Dorsal and anal fins spotted with red, having a broad margin of the same scarlet colour, edged with white. Caudal with more red than the dorsal or anal, and a very dark margin along its upper portion. Hab. Port Blair. One specimen obtained, 6 inches in length. I have named it after J. Homfray, Esq., of the Andamans, who greatly assisted me in my inquiries. 10. SERRANUS CYANOSTIGMATOIDES, Blkr. Caec. pyl. 16. 11. GRAMMISTES ORIENTALIS, Bl. Schn. 12. GENYOROGE MARGINATA, C. & V. 13. GENYOROGE OTERULEOPUNCTATA, C. & V. 14. GENYOROGE AMBOINENSIS, Bleeker. B.vii. D. 11/13. P. 17. V. 1/5. A. 3/8. C. 17. L. 1. ca. 70. Caec. pyl. 0. The black lateral blotch in this species at the Andamans is a postmortem appearance. 15. GENYOROGE GRAMMICA, sp. nov. B.vii. D. 10/14. P. 17. V. 1/5. A. 3/7. C. 17. L. 1. 45. Csec. pyl. v. Length of head -£%, of caudal i height of body -\- oi the total length. Eyes. Diameter f- of length of head, 1| diameter from end of snout, 1 diameter apart. Preopercle with a deep emargination, serrated on both vertical and horizontal margins, the latter being the coarsest. Interopercular knob well developed. Teeth villiform, with very small canines in the upper jaw. Fins. Dorsal spines moderately strong, the third to the sixth being the longest. Pectoral pointed, reaching to above the front margin of the anal. Second anal spine longest and strongest, its length nearly equalling that of the rays. Caudal lunated. Colours. Yellow, with five blue lines on the body, the three upper going to the dorsal fin, the fourth to the middle of the caudal, and PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1870, No. XLVI. |
