268 I'ERCID.E, 



5. Dules fuscus. 



Cho. 4- Val. iii. p. 118; Peters, Wiegm. Arch. 1855, p. 238. 



In habit similar to D. treniurus. Brown ; the dorsal fin uniform 

 brown ; caudalis with some indistinct blackish longitudinal lines ; 

 analis with a series of black spots along the base. {Cav.) 



Isle de France ; Island of Anjoana (Mozambique). 



6. Dules marginatus. 



Cuv. ^- Val. iii. p. 116. pi. 52, vii. p. 474 ; Dumont cV Urville, Voy. Pole 

 Slid, Poiss. p. 41. pi. 3. f. 3 ; Sleeker, Sumatra, i. p. 573. 



D. ]1, A. ^-. L. lat. 40-45. L. transv. 5/8. Caec. pylor. 8. 



U 11-12 ' ^•' 



In habit similar to D. tceniurus. The foiu'tli and fifth dorsal spines 

 longest, the tenth as long as the following ray ; the second anal spine 

 stronger, but shorter than the third. Grepsh above ; caudal fin with 

 two black cross-bands, the posterior of which fonns a black edge ; the 

 soft dorsal fin anteriorly and above ■with a black band. 



Sea of Java. Amboyna. Vanicolo. Fecjee Islands. 



a. Adult. Java. 



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



c. Adult. Amboyna. From the Collection of Madame I. Pfeiffcr. 



d. Adult. AmbojTia. Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 



e-ff. Adult and half-grown. Fecjee Islands. Presented by the 



Lords of the Admii-alty. 

 h. Adult. Feejee Islands. From Mr. Macgillivray's Collection. 

 i, k. Adult : stuffed. 



7. Dules rupestris. 



Centropomus rupestris, Laccp. iv. pp. 252, 273. 



Dales rupestris, Cuv. Sf Val. iii. p. 119, vii. p. 477 ; ? Bleeh. Natuurk. 



TydscJir. Ned. Lidie, vi. p. 209. 

 maculatus, Cuv. ^- Val. vii. p. 475 ; Blcek. Amhoina, iv. p. 333. 



D. _11_. A. f^. L. lat. 40-42. L. transv. 4/8. Vert. 11/15. 

 Cffic. pylor. 7. 



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

 of the head 4g-4| ; the diameter of the eyes equal to, or less than, 

 the distance between them. Operculum with two spines. Caudalis 

 tnmcated, or slightly emarginate ; the fourth and fifth dorsal spines 

 longest, the spinous portion of the dorsal sometimes higher, some- 

 times rather lower than the soft. Brownish grey above, each scale 

 with a deep-black spot in the centre ; the vertical fins brown-spotted, 

 and edged with blackish. 



Fresh Avaters of Isle de France, of C!elcbes and Amboyna, of the 

 Feejee Islands, and of the Island of Ooalau. 



a. Large specimen. Feejee Islands. Voyage of the Herald. 



