7. SCLENA. 293 



head 4^. The snout is convex, with the upper jaw overlapping the 

 lower, and equal to the diameter of the eye, Athlch is one-fourth of 

 the length of the head. Praeoperculum slightly denticulated. Cau- 

 dalis convex ; the second anal spine one-half the length of the first 

 ray. Coloration imiform ; the vertical fins with blackish margins. 



Coast of Malabar ; Sea of Pinang ; Malayan Peninsula ; Singapore ; 

 Chinese Sea. 



a. Young : not good state. China. 



b. Half-grown : skin. Malayan Peninsula. From Dr. Cantor's 



Collection. 



17. Scisena trachycephalus. 



Corvina trachycephalus, Bleeker, Borneo, ii. p. 269, and Borneo, iv. 

 p. 200. 



D- 8 1,-3^7. A.f L. lat. 60. 



The height of the body is 51-6 times in the total length, the 

 length of the head 4|-4|. The snout is obtuse, convex, with the 

 upper jaw overlapping the lower, rather longer than the diameter of 

 the eye, which is 4^-5 times in the length of the head ; the cleft of 

 the mouth horizontal ; the upper maxillary reachiug to below the 

 middle of the orbit. Prajoperculum rounded, with spinous teeth. 

 The first ventral ray produced into a short fUament ; the second anal 

 spine one-thii'd of the length of the head ; caudalis pointed. Above 

 greyish ; the first dorsal minutely dotted with blackish. (S?.) 



Kivers of Bandjer massing (Borneo). 



18. Sciaena hypostoma. 



Corvina hypostoma, Bleeker, Sumatra, iii. p. 5. 



D- 9-10 151^2- ^-f L- lat. 45. 



The height of the body is 4i to 4f in the total length, the length 

 of the head five times ; the diameter of the eye is 4-4| in the latter. 

 The snout is obtuse, as long as the diameter of the eye, with the 

 upper jaw overlapping the lower. The upper maxillary reaches to 

 below the middle of the orbit ; the upper jaw with an outer series 

 of larger teeth. Praeoperculum rounded, distinctly denticulated. 

 The pectoral fins somewhat longer than the ventrals ; caudalis sub- 

 rhomboidal ; the second anal spine one-tliird of the height of the 

 body. Coloration uniform. (Bl.) 



Sea of Padang (Sumatra). 



19. Sciaena goldmanni. 



Corvina goldmanni, Bleeker, Batjan, i. p. 371. 



D. 9 I 31. A. |-. L. lat. 47. 



The height of the body is 4| in the total length, the length of the 

 head 4| ; the diameter of the eye is 4| in the hitter. The snout is 



