220 PERCID^E. 



10. Priacanthiis schmittii. 

 Sleeker, Smmttra, i. p. 572. 



I^-f"- ^-li^a- L.lat.65. 

 The height of the body is 3|- in the total length, the length of the 

 head 31 ; the diameter of the eye is three-sevenths of the latter. The 

 angle of the prasoperciiliun obtuse, with a serrated spine of moderate 

 length ; opercuhim with two small spines. Candalis truncated ; the 

 last dorsal spine shorter than the diameter of the eye ; the ventral 

 fins not extenchng to the anal fin. Kose-colonred ; fins immaculate ; 

 the ventrals reddish violet, with a white spot on the membrane con- 

 necting the fifth ray with the beUy. {Bl.) 

 Sea of Padang. 



11. Priacanthus holocentnim. 



Sleeker, Perc. p. 48. 



D. i^. A. y^. L. lat. 65. 



Allied to Pr. taycnus. 



The height of the body is equal to the length of the head, and 3i 

 in the total ; the diameter of the eye is 2^ in the length of the head. 

 Pra3operc\ilum 'with a verj- long serrated spine, extending beyond the 

 posterior limb of the operculum ; operculum with two small spines. 

 Caudalis tnmcated ; the second spine of the dorsal is two-thirds of 

 the last, which is the longest ; the ventrals reach to the front end 

 of the anal fin. Rose-colom'ed ; dorsal and anal fins black-edged ; 

 ventrals with black spots ; the membrane between the ventrals and 

 the belly Math a black spot. 



Bata\'ia ; Sumatra. 



a. Half-grown. Sumatra. (Named PriacantJms 2Jcecilopt€ri(s ?) 



b. HaK-grown : dried. This specimen perfectly agrees with the other 



one, but is said to have been procured from the London market (?). 



12. Priacanthus macracanthus. 



Priacauthus niacracanthus, Cuv. SfVal. iii. p. 108; Less. Voi/. Coq. Zool. 



Poiss. p. 225 ; Blvek. Pre. p. 48. 

 fax, Bleek. Topogr. Batav. 



D. i-». A. f^. L. lat. 90. 



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

 in the total length ; the diameter of the eye is 21 in the length of 

 the head. PrseoperciUum with a long, flat, serrated spine, extending 

 beyond the hinder margin of the interoperculum ; operculum with 

 two small spines. Caudalis truncated. Uniform rose-coloiu'ed ; pec- 

 toral and ventral fins yellowish. 



Amboyna ; Batavia ; Japan. 



a. Skin, in spirits. Japan. 



