7. sc'i^ENA. 295 



23. Sciaena brevidorsalis. 



D. 10|^. A.-^. L. lat. 47. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 and oue-foiirth of the total. The snout is short, obtuse, shorter than 

 the Avidth of the eye, -ndth the upper jaw overlapping the lower, and 

 with the cleft of the mouth very oblique. The upper maxillary 

 reaches a little behind the vertical from the centre of the orbit. The 

 diameter of the eye is 3-g- in the length of the head, and much shorter 

 than the interspace between the eyes. The prseoperculiun is rounded 

 and denticulated thi'oughout : the suprascapula is very large, and 

 would entirely cover the eye ; its margin is furnished with flexible 

 setiform teeth. Caudalis elongate, pointed ; the second anal spine 

 2|- in the length of the head. The outer row of intermaxillary teeth 

 contains scarcely any larger ones. Pseudobranchiae. 



a. Not good state. East Indies ? From the Haslar Collection. 



This species may be readily distinguished by the smaU number of 

 the dorsal rays. At present, I know of no better place for it, although 

 its physiognomy is not that of a Scicena. 



inclies. lines. 



Total length 5 6 



Height of the body 1 5 



Length of the head 1 4 



Diameter of the eye 4| 



Interspace between the eyes 5| 



Length of the third dorsal spine 10 



of the second dorsal ray 9 



of the second anal spine 6 



of the first anal ray 8 



24. Scseina deliciosa. 



Corvina deliciosa, TschticU, Faun. Per. Ichthyol. p. 8. 

 D.10|^. A. A 



The height of the body is to the total length as 1:4-7; the cleft 

 of the mouth extends to below the middle of the eye. The angle of 

 the praeoperculum roimded, denticulated ; the superior margin of the 

 operculum serrated. The lateral line is continued on the caudal fin ; 

 the third dorsal spine is the longest ; caudal truncated ; the length 

 of the second anal spine is less than one-half of that of the first ray ; 

 fins scaly. Coloration uniform. (Tsch.) 



Coast of Peru. 



25. Scisena minor. 



CorAdna minor, Tschudi, I. c. p. 9. 



D. 13 I 20. A. :^. 

 The height of the body is 3^ in the total length ; the cleft of the 



