3b BEEYCIDJi. 



The suprascapular and coracoid are distinctly denticulated ; the 

 other humeral bones show no remarkable peculiarity. The urohyal 

 resembles that of Myripiistls, but is not so high, and more arrow- 

 shaped. The puhic bones are very much like those of Myripristis, 

 but rather more elongate. 



There arc eleven abdominal and sixteen caudal vertebrce, the length 

 of the abdominal part of the vertebral column being li in that of 

 the caudal. The hsemal spmes are stronger than the neural. Nine 

 ribs ; the first to fifth ribs have epiplcural spines ; but such append- 

 ages belonging to the posterior ribs are inserted on the vertebrae 

 themselves. The ribs of the eleventh vertebra are very broad, 

 sword-shaped, and separated from one another. The strongest 

 interhffimal is apparently formed by two, belonging to the second 

 and third dermohiemals ; a high bony ridge arises fi-om the joint of 

 each of these dermohsemals, and both ridges are attached to one 

 another by a transparent plate. The length of this interhaemal equals 

 that of the first nine vertebrte. 



8. Holocentmm laticeps. 



Cue. >$• Val. iii. p. 211, vii. p. 500. 



D. 11 1 13. A. *^. L. lat. 42. L. trausv. 3/7. 



The height of the body is 3| in the total length, the length of 

 the head 3|- ; the interspace between the eyes is one-fourth of 

 the latter ; the length of the snout is less than the radius of the 

 eye ; the upper maxillary does not reach to below the middle of the 

 eye ; opercular spines equal, or the lower longer than the upper ; 

 the prseopercular spine short, about one-third of the length of the 

 posterior margin of prieoperculiun. The fom-th and fifth dorsal 

 spines longest, about one-half the height of body ; the iipper lobe of 

 the caudal rather longer than the lower. The thii'd anal spine 

 longer and stronger than the foiirth, and o|- in the total length ; 

 pectoral and ventral fins equal in length. Golden shining (in spii-its), 

 scales minutely dotted viith. black ; the upper half \nth seven brown 

 longitudinal bands ; an oblique black streak between each pair of 

 the dorsal spines, reaching from the tip of one spine to the base of 

 the pi'eceiling ; the other fins not coloured. 



Sea of Batavia. 



a. Adult female. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



b. Half-grown. From the Haslar Collection. 



9. Holocentmm punctatissimum. 



Ilolocentrmn punctatissimum, Citv. ^- Val. iii. p. 215 ; Less. ^- Gum. 



Vol/. Coq. Zool. ii. p. 219 ; Sleeker, Sumatra, ii. p. 6. 

 ? lacteogaittatuni, Cuv. (^- Val. iii. p. 214. 



]). 11 I 12-13. A. ^^. L. lat. 42. 



The height of the body is contained four times in the total length, 

 the length of the head 3|. The upper maxillary reaches to below 



