16. CENTEOPOMUS. 79 



15. ETELIS. 



Etelis, Cuv. tV Val. ii. p. 127. 



Seven branchiostcgals. Teeth in villiform bands ; canine teeth 

 in the jaws, those of the palatines being equal ; tongue smooth. 

 Two dorsals, the first with nine, the anal fin with thi'ee spines. 

 Caudalis deepl)- notched. Operculum spiniferous; praeoperculum 

 mth a simple edge, indistinctly denticulated. Scales moderate. 



Seas of the Seychelles and Isle de France. 



1. Etelis carbunculus. 



Cm: 8,- Val. ii. p. 127. 



D. 9 1 1. A. |. L. lat. 50. L. trausv. 6/14. 



Height of the body one-fom-th of the total length ; praeoperculum 

 minutely denticulated. Bright red in life, with golden shining lines 

 along the rows of scales. 



Seychelles ; Isle de France. 



a. Very large specimen : stuffed. Isle de France. 



16. CENTROPOMUS. 



Centropomus, sp., Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss. iv. p. 248. 

 Centropomus, Cuv. Regne Anim. ; Cup. i^ Val. ii. p. 102. 



Seven branchiostcgals. All the teeth villiform, without canines ; 

 teeth on the palatine bones, tongue smooth. Two distinctly sepa- 

 rated dorsals, the fii'st with eight, the anal fin with thi'ee spines, the 

 second of which is exceedingly long. Operculum without spinous 

 point ; praeoperculum -with two denticulated edges. Scales moderate. 



Neotropical part of the Atlantic Ocean. 



1. Centropomus undecimalis. 



Camuri, Marcgrave, p. 160. 



Scifena undecimalis, Bloch, t. .303. 



Platycephalus undecimalis, Bl. Schn. p. 59. 



Centropomus uiidecim-radiatus, Lacep. iv. p. 267. 



imdecimalis, Cuv. ^- Val. ii. p. 102. pi. 14 ; Schomb. Hist. Barbad. 



p. 665, and Rvis. Brit. Guian. iii. p. 620 ; Ramon de la Sayra, Hist. 



Cub. Poiss. p. 9. 

 Perca loubina, Lacep. iv. pp. 397, 418, 421. 

 Sphyrsena aureoviridis, Lacep. v. p. 324. pi. 9. f. 2 (bad). 



Silvery white, back greenish, a brownish band along- the lateral 

 line. Height of the body one-fifth of the total length. 

 Atlantic shores of Tropical America. (Lima?) 



a. Adult. South America. 



