446 FISHES FROM SOUTH SEA ISLANDS, 



Light brown ; head, body and vertical fins covered with blue 

 black-edged spots. 



Loc. New Hebrides. Collector, Mr. Cheeke. 



Serranus cruentus. 

 D. 11/15. A. f. 



Height 31 ; head, 3\ in the length. Orbit, and snout, 3 ; inter- 

 orbit 7^ in the head. 



Fourth and fifth dorsal spine longest, J of the height. Pectoral 

 reaching vent. Inter-maxillary reaching beyond the eye. Upper 

 limb of inter-operculum finely serrated, with strong teeth at the 

 angle. 



Light red with six half cross bands, the first over the vertex to 

 the pre-operculum. Fins bright red, upper fore corner of webs of 

 spinous dorsal black, edge of pectoral yellow. 



Length, 85 inches. Loc. New Britain. 



Mesoprion flavirosea. 

 D. 11/12. A. 3/7. L. Lat. 52. Tr. 10/16. 

 Height 3J, head 3J in the length. Orbit 2J, snout 4 in the 

 head ; interorbit, A- of orbit. Canines — 



' ' A 0-0' 



Pre-operculum strongly serrated at the angle, scarcely emarginate 

 on the one side, deeply on the other. Pectoral reaching origin of 

 anal, caudal emarginate. 



Light brown washed with yellow posteriorly. Fins, except 

 spinous dorsal, yellow. A faint spot over lateral line beneath 

 origin of soft dorsal, another fainter on end of caudal peduncle 

 above, middle rays of caudal dark. 



Loc. New Britain. 



In the young the spots on the body are rather more distinct. 



Tetraroge vestitus. 

 D. 16/9, A. 3/6. 

 No barbels. Cleft of mouth reaching centre of eye. Jaws 

 equal. Spinous dorsal commencing on the nape. Pectoral hardly 

 reaching anal. Scales very distinct. 



