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dorsal fin, the caudal fin, and the pectoral fins, have small brown spots, the 

 anal fin and the abdominal fins, almost wholly black. D. 8-12 ; A. 12. New 

 Holland. PL spinosus, Schlegel, Fauna Japonic. 1). 9-12 ; A. 12. 



Bembras curt us, Schlegel, (1. c.) D. 9. S ; A. 3. 5. 



Scorpana histrio, Jenyns, Beagle. Red, fiiis paler, with small blackish 

 spots, head, for the most part, without scales ; head and sides everywhere 

 with minute membranous lobes, four forming a fringe above the eyes, of 

 which the posterior are the longest. Galapagos. So. nerjleda, Schlegel (1. c.) 

 9 inches. The spines of the head present some difference from the other 

 species. 



Pelor aurantiacum, Schlegel (1. c.), is readily distinguished from P.japoni- 

 c u in, Cuv., Val., besides minuter differences, by the orange yellow colour ; 

 small black spots are scattered all over the body. 



Pterois hinulata, Schlegel, is distinguished by the smalluess of the lobes 

 above the eyes, and by ihe size of the caudal fin. D. 12. 1. 11 ; A. 3. 7. 



Sebastes paclyccplialus, Schlegel. The spines of the head are very thick 

 and strong. D. 12. 1 . 12 ; A. 3. 6 ; P. 19 ; of which twelve are simple. S. ven- 

 tricosus, (id.). Body moderately deep, head small, acute, mouth lit tie cloven. 

 D. 12. 1. 15 ; A. 3. 7 ; P. 16 ; of which seven simple. 



Aphltix r/'fii-i pi, mis, Sehlegel (1. c.) D. 14. 7; V. 1. 4; A. 3. 4. 



M'mous pusillus, Schlegel. The space between the eyes narrower than in 

 the other species ; 2^ inch. D. 9. 11 ; A. 1. 8. 



A new genus, Aplouctis, has been formed by Schlegel, from a fish which 

 occupies a middle place between Coitus, Synanceia, Apistus, and Ayriopus. 

 All the soft rays of the fins are unbrauched. 3 inch. P. 5 ; D. 14. 11; A. 12 ; 

 V. 1. 2. 



SCIJENIDJE. Scicena japonicn, Schlegel, D. 10. 2. 26; A. 2. 8. Reaches 

 5 feet in length. 



OtoUtJius (i)ialis, Jenyns, 12 inch. D. 9. 1. 24 ; A. 1. 16. Peru. 



Corvina oxyptera, De Kay. Opercnlum \vith obsolete serratures, with two 

 spines; praoperculiun toothed, pectoral fins long and pointed. D. 10. 19; 

 A. 3. 7. New York. 



Umlritut opliii-i'i>Iiula, Jenyns, Beagle. Distinguished from all the other 

 species by the elongated form of the body. D. 12. ] . 22 ; A. 1 9. Chili. 



Pogonias nigripinnis, Schlegel. Very deep, frontal profile concave. D. 11. 

 15; A. 5. '.). ' 



Pristvpoma cantharinum, Jenyus, Beagle. Dorsal fins of almost uniform 

 height throughout , bhuish silver coloured, the operculum with a black border. 

 D. 12. 15; A. 3.] 2. Galapagos. 



Diagramma cmditm, Schlegel (I.e.). D. 12. 16; A. 3. S. Brown gray, 

 sprinkled above with small round spots, two oblique brown bands proceed 

 from the back to the abdominal surface. 



