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and very pointed ; the third more slender and shorter ; the rays 

 number nine ; the ventrals have a very strong sword-like spine ; 

 the pectorals are rather long. 



This genus has much the form of Amhassisj but there is only 

 one dorsal. 



ACANTHOPERCA GULLIVERI. S]p. nOV. 



Form compressed, high, strongly arched on the upper profile 

 behind the head ; the lower jaw longer than the upper one ; eye 

 large, contained three times and a half in the total length of the 

 head ; height of body twice in the total length without the tail ; 

 lateral line arched and extending on the base of the tail, covering 

 about forty scales, the transverse line of about twenty scales. 

 The specimens are in a dry state, and I can say nothing of the 

 colours except that there are on the back traces of longitudinal 

 black lines. 



My largest specimen is about eight inches long. 



GULLIVERIA. 7iov. gen. 



Teeth on both jaws very numerous, short, conical, pointed, 

 swollen and rounded at the base, placed irregularlyandcrowded; no 

 canines ; tongue smooth ; an angular line of teeth on the palate ; 

 praeopercle either without any denticulations or with very feeble 

 ones ; opercle with aflat soft spine ; two dorsals ; the first with six 

 spines, the second with a long spine ; anal with two spines ; 

 general form oval, compressed ; scales moderate or rather large ; 

 lateral line continuous, not extending on the caudal ; maxillaries 

 extending to the posterior edge of the eye ; opening at the mouth 

 rather oblique. 



This genus belongs to the Percid2E. 



1. — Gulliveria fusca. sp. nov. 

 Body oval, rather elongate ; contained nearly three times in 

 the total length without the caudal fin ; head twice and three 

 quarters in the same length ; eye three times and three quarters 

 in the head ; snout as long as the diameter of the eye, obliquely 

 truncated in front, shorter than the lower jaw ; upper part of the 

 head with strong and deep impressions ; all parts of the head 



