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SCOMBRID^. 



1. Schedophilus berthelotii. 



Crius* berthelotii, Valenc. in Webb &■ Bcrthel. Iks Canar. Puiss. p. 45. 

 pi. 9. f. 1. 



D. 38. A. 25. CiEc. pylor. 6. 



The height of the body is one-third of the total length. Greenish ; 

 fins brownish. 

 Canary Islands. 



a. Half-grown : skin. From Gronow's Collection. 



2. Schedophilus maculatus. 

 D.|. A.l V.1/5. 



The height of the body is contained three times and tlircc-scvenths 

 in the total length. The root of the ventral falls vertically before 

 that of the pectoral. Body and tail spotted with brown ; four spots 

 on the base of the dorsal fin, three on that of the anal, two on that 

 of the caudal brownish-black. 



Sea of China. 



a. Young. China Sea. Presented by Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 



The anterior nine dorsal rays and thx-ee of the anal fin are de- 

 cidedly spinous, but I doubt whether this character is preserved in 

 a mature state of the fish. The whole margin of the prteoperculum 

 is ai-med with spines. The ventrals are inserted before the pecto- 

 rals, subjugular. 



Total length 24 lines. 



Height of the body 7 „ 



3. Schedophilus medusophagus. 



Centrolophus medusophagus, Cocco in CHorn. Innom. Mess. Ann. iii. 



no. 7. p. 57. 

 Schedophilus niedusophaguS; Cocco, I. c. ; Bonap. Faun. Itul. Peso. 



ciun fig. 



D. 44-47. A. 28-29. V. 1/5. 



The height of the body is one-third of the total length ; root of 

 the ventral situated vertically below that of the pectoral. Brown- 

 spotted ; fins blackish-brown ; caudal without spots at its base. 



Mediterranean. 



a, h. Old Collection. 



c, d. Young. Open sea. Presented by Capt. J. B. Godfrey, 



e. Young. Open sea. Presented by Capt. J. B. Godfrey. 



* Valenciennes has established a genus Crms for two fishes, Crius bennettii 

 and Crius berthelotii. 



1. He was aware tliat Lowe had, previously to him, considered the former as 

 tlie type of a gcnuS, Leinta ; nevertheless he has preferred to create a synonym. 



2. He has no rccolkx'tiou that Crins hcnncttii is described in tlic Histoire Nat. 

 dcf Pois.''. as Ccntro/djilivs ornliit. 



3. He characterizes the genus Criua as having a ?pi)ioless praopcrcuhnn, whilst 

 one of the species {Cr. InrthrJotii) is distinguished by very prominent pnc- 

 opcrcular spines. 



