1. SPHTB^NA. 339 



the length of the head 4|. Eye small ; its diameter forms about one- 

 ninth of the length of the head. Operculiun with a single feeble 

 point ; praeoperciilnm rounded. Lower jaw with an obtuse conical 

 prominence in front. The length of the pectoral fins is only one- 

 eleventh of the total, and rather more than that of the ventrals. 

 The first dorsal commences just above the point of the pectoral, but 

 a little behind the root of the ventrals. The interspace between the 

 two dorsals is equal to one-fourth of the total length. Above bluish- 

 green, beneath silvery ; all the fins black. (Schhg.) 

 Japanese Sea. 



a. Young: stuffed: bad state. 



10. Sphyraena dussumieri. 



Cuv. (^ Val vii. p. 508. 



D. 5 I -i-. A. J. L. lat. 95. L. transv. 10/16. 



The height of the body is contained 7^ in the total length, the 

 length of the head 3|. Operculum with two points ; praeoperculum 

 roimded. Lower jaw with a short flesh j^ appendage, and with about 

 22 teeth on each side. The first dorsal and the ventral fins commence 

 on the level of the extremity of the pectorals, far before the middle of 

 the body. The interspace between the two dorsals is 4| in the total 

 length. Above blackish-blue, beneath silvery ; dorsal, anal and 

 caudal fins black, with white tips. 



Indian Ocean ; lie de France. 



a. Large specimen: stuffed. Indian Ocean. Presented by T. C. 

 Jerdon, Esq. 



11. Sphyraena obtusata. 



' Renarcl, Poiss. i. 40, 202 ; Vakntyn, Iml iii. p. 369. no. 70. 

 ? SphjTffina chiiieusis, Lacep. v. p. 321. t. 10. f. 2. 

 Sphyraena obtusata, Cuv. Sf Val. vi. p. 350 ; Sleeker, Perc. p. 56, Sphy- 

 rcen. p. 17, and Batjan, p. 364 ; Cant. Catal. p. 24 ; Faun. Japan. 

 p. 33. pi. 13. f. 2 (W). 



D. 5 I i.. A. i-. L. lat. 90. 



The height of the body is contained seven or eight times in the 

 total length, the length of the head 3^ ; the diameter of the eye is 

 more than one-fifth of the length of the head. Opercles scaly. 

 Lower jaw without or -with a very slight fieshy appendage in front. 

 The fij'st dorsal and the ventral fins commence in the vertical from 

 the extremity of the pectorals. Pneoperculum not rounded, with 

 the angle shghtly produced. Above uniform greenish lead- coloured, 

 beneath silvery ; fins yellowish. 



Eed Sea ; He de France ; Bay of Bengal ; Indian Ocean ; Molucca 

 Sea ; Port Jackson. 



a, h. Adult. Australia. Presented by J. Macgillivray, Esq. 

 ('. Adult : skin. Port Jackson, New South Wales. 



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