BY TV. MACLEAY, F.L.S. 417 



the eye equals the distance between the eyes, and is once and 

 a-third in the length of the snout ; a slight protuberance above 

 the upj)er anterior angle of the eye ; the prfeorbital is one and 

 two-third times as long as high ; tliere are six or seven series of 

 scales on the praeoperculum. Dorsal spines not elongate ; the 

 second anal spine rather longer but not stronger than the third, 

 one-third of the length of the head ; the pectoral reaches to the 

 third anal spine. Silvery; back darker with silvery specks, 

 sometimes disappearing in preserved sjpecimens. 



All Australian Seas. 



256. Pagrus major, Temm. 

 Gunth. Cat. Fishes I., p. 470. 



D. 12/10. A. 3/8. L. lat. 55. L. transv. 7/15. 



The distance between the eyes equals their diameter, which is 

 once and a-half in the length of the snout. The praeorbital is 

 once and one-third as long as high, a slight protuberance before 

 the upper anterior angle of the eye. Limb of prteoperculum 

 naked. Dorsal spines moderate, slightly compressed on one side, 

 the fourth longest ; the second anal spine rather stronger but not 

 longer than the third, which is one-third of the length of the head. 

 Molars small in two series, sometimes with a third of rudimentary 

 teeth. Uniform reddish. 



AVest Coast of Australia. 



Genus Ciirysopiirys, Cuv. 



Four or six conical canine teeth and three or more series of 

 rounded molar teeth in both jaws. Cheeks scaly. The spines 

 of the dorsal can be received in a groove. Scales moderate. Six 

 branchiostegals ; pyloric appendages in small number ; air- 

 bladder sometimes notched or with very short appendages. 



All Seas. 



