130 PEEOID^. 



entire ; the spinovis part of the dorsal fin lower than the soft, the 

 middle spines longest ; the second spine of the anal fin one-thii'd of 

 the length of the head. Brownish ; all parts covered with blue specks, 

 smaller than the scales ; vertical and pectoral fins with an orange 

 edge. (Bl) 



8ea of Amboyna. 



70. Serranus maculatus. 



Perca maciilata, Bl. t. 31-3 (l^ad). 



Sparus atlanticus, Lacep. iv. p. 158. pi. 5. f. 1. 



Serranus catus, Cuv. 8f Val. ii. p. 373 ; Guichen. in Rftnwn de la 



Sayra, Hist. Cuba, Poiss. p. 13. 

 SeiTanus maculatus, Bleek., is another species : cfr. no. 17. 



Caudalis rounded ; prffioperculiun veiy finely serrated, sub- and 

 interopcrculum entii'e. Head not quite one-third of the total 

 length ; the third spine to the sixth of dorsal fin, and the second of 

 the anal longest. Dried specimen Ught brown ; head and body mth 

 roimded yellowish spots, each with a brown centre ; fins immaculate, 

 the vertical ones with a blackish edge. 



Cuvier gives seventeen soft rays for the dorsal fin. 



Martinique. 



a. Adult: stuffed. West Indies. 



71. Serranus galeus. 



Miill. Sf Trosch. in SchomhuryK s Reisen in Brit. Ghiiana, p. 621. 

 D.ll. A.|. 



Caudalis rounded. The length of the head is 31 in the total ; the 

 diameter of the eye is 61 in the length of the head, and much smaller 

 than the distance between the eyes ; maxiUary bone reaching far be- 

 hind the eye ; prffioperculum with fine serrature, rather stronger on 

 the angle ; sub- and interopcrculum entii'e ; the spinous part of the 

 dorsal fin low, the third to the eleventh spine nearly equal in length ; 

 the third spine of the anal fin longer than the second. Brown, marbled 

 ^■ith darker ; head, anterior part of body and pectoral fins with 

 scattered blacldsh-bro's^Ti spots ; spots of the other fins obsolete. 



Coast of Brazil. 



ft. Adult. South America. Presented by Sir R. Schombui-gk. 

 72. Serranus niveatus. 



Cm-. 8f Val. ii. p. 380 ; Castclnau, Anim. iioiiv. ou rares de FAm^r. 

 (hi Slid, Poiss. pi. 1. f. 2. 



D-H- A.|. 

 Caudalis rounded ; praeopercidum strongly serrated, with the angle 

 rather produced backwards. Brownish olive, with small scattered 



