174 PERCID^. 



a broad yellow band, running from the muzzle through the eye along 

 the dorsal fin to the upper part of the dorsal fin. 

 Coasts of the Mauritius and Japanese Seas. 



a, h. Adult and half-grown : stuft'ed. Isle de France. Presented 

 by Dr. Janvier. 



34. DIPLOPRION. 



Diploprion, (KiM 8f ran Hassdt) Ctiv. ^- Val. ii. p. 137. 



Seven branchiostegals. All the teeth villiform ; without canines ; 

 teeth on the palatine bones ; tongue smooth. Two dorsals, the fii-st 

 with eight, the anal fin with two spines. Operculum spiniferous, 

 praeopcrculum with double denticulated limb. Scales small. 



Seas of the Indian region. 



1. Diploprion bifasciatum. 



Diploprion bifasciatum, (Kuhl Sf ran Hasself) Cur. S,- Val. ii. p. 137. 

 pi. 21 ; Faun. Japan, p. 2. pi. 2. A ; RHiards. Ichthyol. Cliina, 

 p. 222 ; Bh'clx. in Verhand. Batar. Gmootsch. xxvi. p. 59, mid Na- 

 ttmrk. Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. vi. 1854, p. 207. 



D. 8 I 15. A. ^. Vert. 12/13. Csec. pylor. 3. 



Body 21 as long as high, compressed ; the first dorsal fin half as 

 high as tiimk ; ventrals long, pointed. Yellowish, \vith two broad 

 black cross-bands. 



Japanese, Chinese, and Javanese Seas ; Moluccas. 



o, h. Adult. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 



c. Adult : stuffed. China, Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 



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

 e-h. Adult. China. 



i, h. Half-grown. Hong Kong. From the Haslar Collection. 

 ■ 1. Large specimen. Japan. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 m. Adult : stuffed. Japan. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 

 n. Adult. Molucca Islands. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 

 0. Half-growii: stirfted. India. 

 p-s. Half- grown : not good state. India. 



35. MYRIODON. 



Centropristes, sp., Cur. fy Val. iii. p. 48. 



MjTiodon, Brisout de BarneriUe, Her. Zool. 1847, p. 133. 



Seven branchiostegals. AU the teeth minute, villiform ; teeth on 

 the palatine bones ; tongue smooth. One dorsal, with twelve or 

 thirteen spines, the anal fin with three. Operculum spiniferous ; 

 pr[eoperc\ilum denticulated, with spinous teeth at the lower limb, 

 dii'ected forward. Scales moderate. The number of pyloric ap- 

 pendages smaU (none?). 



Seas of the Australian region. 



