1. GERRES. 253 



1 . Gen-es longirostris. 



Gerrea longirostris, Rapp ; Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 142. pi. 24. 



^■h- A.f. 



The last dorsal spines arc rather longer than the first rays. The 

 height of the body is one-half of the total length (Avithout caudal). 

 Prseorbital and prajoperculum not serrated. The spines are mode- 

 rately strong ; the length of the second of the dorsal being four- 

 sevenths of that of the head and two-fifths of the depth of the body. 

 The second and third anal spines are considerably shorter than those 

 of the dorsal tin, the second being rather the stronger. Silvery, with 

 darker stripes along the series of scales. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



2. Gerres plumieri. 

 Cuv. 8f Val. vi. p. 452. pi. 1G7. 

 D.-^. A.^. L. lat. 37. L. transv. 6/11. Vert. 10/14. 



The height of the body is twice and one-fifth in the total length 

 (without caudal fin). Prseorbital serrated. The second dorsal and 

 anal spines exceedingly strong and long, the former slightly the 

 longer, nearly as long as the head. Silvery, with more or less di- 

 stinct longitudinal stripes, corresponding to the series of scales ; 

 dorsal generally blackish. 



Atlantic coasts of tropical America. 



Eight specimens, from St. Domingo, Guatemala, Pernambuco, and 

 Bahia. 



Sheleton : see vol. i. p. 340. 



3. Gerres patao. 



Pofy, Mi-m. Viih. ii. p. 192. 



D. -i. A. J. L. lat. 35. 



The height of the body is contained twice and four-fifths in the 

 total length, the length of the head four times ; the diameter of the 

 eye is contained thrice and two-thirds in the latter. Prajorbital and 

 pra;operculum finely serrated. The second dorsal spine is strong, 

 one-third of the height of the body, equal in length to the second 

 and third anal spines, the former being stronger than the latter and 

 than the dorsal spine. Silvery-white, with bluish lines along the 

 series of scales. Fins pale-blaekish, pectorals yellowish. {Poeij.) 



Cuba. 



4. G«rres rhombeus. 



Shane, Jamaica, ii. pi. 253. fig. 1. 

 Gerres brasilianus, Cur. 6i Val. vi. p. 458. 

 rhombeus, Cttr. ^- Val. vi. p. 459. 



D.i.. t^,tl, L. lat. 38. L. trnnsv. fi/11. Vert. 9 15. 

 The height of the body is one-half of the total length (without 



