202 PERCID^. 



the mteropcreiilura. Caiidalis tnmeated, pectorals not reaching to 

 the anal fiu ; the third, fourth and fifth dorsal spines, and the second 

 and thii'd anal spines nearly equal in length and strength. Yellowish 

 olive, with oblique streaks above the lateral line and with longitudinal 

 ones beneath ; a black lateral blotch on scales of the 22nd-30th 

 transverse lines. 



Red Sea ; Seychelles ; Seas of Java, Amboyna, and China. 



a. Adult. Amboyna. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



b. Half-grown. Amboyna and Ceram. From the Collection of 



Madame Ida PfeiflPer. 



c. Young. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



d. Yoiing. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves. Esq. 



e. Young. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



25. Mesoprion uninotatus. 



? Sparus vermicularis, Bl. Schn. p. 275. 



? Salpa pm'piirascens variegata, Catesh. pi. 17. f. 1. 



? Sparus synagris, L. Gm. p. 1275 ; Bl. Schn. p. 274. 



Dipterodon plumieri, Lacep. iv. p. 167. 



Mesoprion iminotatus, Cuv. 8f Val. ii. p. 479; Spix, Fische Brasil. 



pi. 65 ; Castelnau, Ainni. nouv. ou rares de VAnier. du Sud, Poiss. 



p. 4 ; Guichen. in Ramon de la Sagra, Hist. Cuba, Poiss. p. 21. 



D.i^. A.|. L. lat. 47. L. transv. 8/16. Vert. 10/14. 



The height of the body is 3-1- in the total length, and equal to the 

 length of the head ; the upper profile of the head straight, obliquely 

 descending, the lower nearly horizontal. Prajoperculum serrated, 

 with a very consi)icuous notch ; interoperculum without knob. Cau- 

 dalis slightly emarginate, pectorals just reaching to the front end of 

 the anal fin. Bluish green, with shming golden longitudinal bands ; 

 a black lateral blotch. 



Caribbean Sea ; Coast of Brazil. 



a, h. Half-grown. Puerto CabeUo. Piu'chased of Mr. Brandt. 



c. Fine specimen. Cuba. From the Collection of the Zoological 



Society. 



d, e. Adult and haK-grown. St. Domingo. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 

 f-h. Adult : skins. Jamaica. From Dr. Parnell's Collection. 



i, Ic. Half-grown : sldns. Jamaica. From Dr. PameU's Collection. 

 I. Adult : stuffed. West Indies. From Mr. Scrivener's Collection. 

 TO. Half-grown : stuffed. West Indies. From Mr. Scrivener's Col- 

 lection. 

 n. Half-grown : stuffed : not good state. Bahia. 

 0. Adult : skeleton. West Indies. From the Haslar Collection. 

 •p. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



Skeleton. — The skeleton of this species differs in the following de- 

 tails from that of Mesoprion rjriseus. The canines of the upper jaw 

 are of moderate size, and there is one other pair only between them ; 

 the outer series of the lower jaw is formed by conical teeth, of nearly 



