226 risHES OF new guinea, 



5. Serranus urodelus, Forst. 



Cuv. & Yal. 2, p. 306, 6, p. 513.— Gimtli., Cat. 1, p. 122.— 

 Journ. Mils, Godef., Heft. 3, p. 3, tab. 3, fig. a. — Bleek., All. 

 Ichth. Perc, pi. 43, fig. 2. 



*' Balala " of the Aborigines. 



Serranus guttatus, B1. 



Bodianus guttatus, Blocb., taf. 224. Cephalopholis argns, BL, 

 Schn., p. 311, taf. 61, Serramcs mgriaster, Cuv. and Val. ii., p. 

 233.— Eiipp. Atl. p. 107, taf. 27, fig. 1.— Less. Voy. Coq. Poiss. 

 pi. 27. Serranus argus, Cuv. & Val., ii., p. 360, — Gunth., Cat. 1, 

 p. 115. — Bleek., Atl. Iclitli. Perc, tab. 42, fig. 3. Serranus 

 guttatus, Gunth., Cat. 1, p. 119. — Journ. Mus. Godef. Heft, 3, 

 p. 5, taf. 4. 



7. Serranus Hcedtii, Bleek. 



Gunther, Cat. 1, p. 139.— Journ. Mus. Godef., Heft. 3, p. 9, 

 fig. 2.— Bleek., Atl. Ichth. Perc, tab. 5, fig. 2. 



'' Taguma" of the Aborigines. 



One specimen twelve inches in length. 



Serranus miniatus. Fork. 



Gunth., Cat. 1, p. 118.— Journ. Mus. Godef., Heft. 3, p. 5 

 tab. 5. S. cyanostigmatoides, Bleek., Atl. Ichth., Perc. pi. 5, fig. 

 3.— Gunth., Cat. 1, p. 117. 



''Balala" of the Aborigines — a name apparently given to 

 several species of Serranus. 



9. Serranus Goldiei, n. s. 



D. 10/14. A. 3/7. 



Of elongate slightly compressed form ; the height of the body 

 is one-fourth of the total length including the caudal fin, the 

 length of the head from the extremity of the lower jaw to the 

 end of tho opercular flap is nearly equal to the distance from 



