26. SEREANtJS. 107 



14. Serranus brunneus. 



Epiiieplieliis brunneus, Block, t. .328. f. 2 ; Bl. Sch/i. p. 300. 

 SeiTaims kawamebari, Richardson, IchfJi. China, p. 234 (not Fmux. 

 Japan.). 



D. |i. A.|. L. lat. 95. 



C'audalis rounded. The height of the body is one-fourth, and the 

 length of the head one-third of the total length ; the diameter of the 

 eye is one-sixth of the length of the head. The upper maxillary bone 

 reaches beyond the level of the posterior margin of the eye. Pec- 

 torals rather longer than ventrals, not extending to the vent. The 

 dorsal spines nearly equal in length, except the first two and the 

 last ; the second anal spine not much stronger and not longer than 

 the thii-d. Brownish, with six darker cross-bands, inclining forwards 

 as they descend ; the first narrowest fi-om the first dorsal spines to 

 the eye ; cheeks with oblique darker bands. Fins immaculate. 



Chinese Sea. 



a, b. Adult. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 

 c. Half-grown. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 



Bloch says, in his great work on Fishes, that this species is foimd in 

 Norway — probably because he received the fish from a friend in 

 Norway; but Schneider gives Japan as its native countiy. The 

 figure may be easily recognized ; but the first ciuwed band from the 

 eye to the dorsal fiin (very characteristic of the species) is omitted. 



15. Serranus kawamebari. 



Temm. if Schleg. Faun. Japan, p. 5. 



D.L^ A. 1. 



12 10 



CaudaHs ■ndth a rather convex posterior margin ; prjeoperculum 

 rather deeply serrated, with stronger denticulations at the angle ; 

 interopcrculum and suprascapula denticulated ; the spinous part of 

 the dorsal fin not much elevated. Bro'miish, ^\ith five darker cross- 

 bands ; the soft part of dorsalis, the caudal and anal fins with small 

 roimd spots ; operciLlum with a deep black spot between the spines ; 

 praeopcrculum with two brown streaks from the eye. 



Japanese Seas. 



16. Serranus lanceolatus. 



Ilolocentrus lanceolatus, Bloch, t. 242. f. 1 ; Shaw, Zool. iv. p. 567 ; 



Ritsscll, t. 130. 

 Sen'anus lanceolatus. Car. i!f Val. ii. p. 316 ; Bkeker, Pcrc. p. 35 ; 



Cantor, Catal. p. 8. 



Caudalis roiuided. Length of the head about one-thii'd of the total ; 

 the diameter of the eye one-sixth or one-seventh of the length of head. 

 Sub- and interoperculum entire. Yellowish, with five brown cross- 



