206 PEECIDJS. 



the length of the head is 3| in the same. Jaws nearly equal in 

 front. Praeoperculnm with a conspicuons notch. Candalis tnin- 

 catod, pectorals reaching to the middle of the anal. Uniform red. 

 Sea of Timor; Jajmn. 



33. Mesoprion isodon. 



Mesopriou isoodon, Ciiv. Sf Veil. ix. p. 443. 



J).~. A.J. L. lat. 50. 



The height of the hody is 3^ in the total length, and equal to the 

 length of the head. CaudaUs tiimcated. Uniform brownish. Three 

 strong canine teeth in the upper jaw. ( Val.) 



St. Domingo. 



3. Twelve dorsal spines. 

 34. Mesoprion dodecacanthus. 

 Bleeker, Amboiua, iii. p. 104. 



D.if. A.|. L. lat. 46. 



The height of the hody is 3| in the total length, and equal to the 

 length of the he^id ; the diameter of the eye is not fully one-thii'd 

 of the latter. Jaws equal in front, the upper maxillary bone reach- 

 ing to below the middle of the eye. Prasoperculum serrated, slightly 

 emarginatc. The spinous part of the dorsal fin much lower than 

 the soft ; the first dorsal spine shortest, the others nearly equal in 

 length ; the second of the anal longest. Caudalis truncated. Eose- 

 coloured (in life), ^vith oblique brownish streaks ; a brown spot on 

 the l)aek of the tail and at the base of the pectoral ; the dorsal and 

 caudal fins black-edged ; anal fin ^-ith a white antciior edge, and 

 with the anterior rays deep ^'iolet. (Bl.) 



Sea of Ambo}Tia. 



35. Mesoprion dodecacanthoides. 



Sleeker, Amhoina, v. p. 489. 



D.l|. A.|. L. lat. 46. 



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

 length of the head ; the diameter of the eye is not fully one-thii-d 

 of the Litter. Jaws nearly equal in front, the upper maxillaiy bone 

 reaching to below the anterior half of the eye. Pra;operculum not 

 or very slightlj' emarginatc, seri'ated, ^vith stronger dcnticidations 

 beneath and at the angle. The spinous part of the dorsal fiu higher 

 than the soft ; tlie foiu-th spine to the seventh equal in length and 

 higher than the othei's ; the second of the anal fiu longest. Caudalis 

 very slightly emarginatc. Rose-coloui'ed (in Ufe), with seven oblique 



