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12. OERRES. 351 



The scales are not ciliated, higher than long ; one of the largest 

 covers one-thu-d of the ej'e. There is an exceedingly long squamous 

 flap at the exterior base of the ventral. The lateral hne is very 

 slightly curved. 



The teeth arc minute, in villiform bands. 



The colour is uniform silvery, with shining longitudinal stripes ; 

 the upper half of the spinous dorsal is grepsh. 



inches, lines. 



Total length 11 



Height of the body 3 6 



Length of the head 2 7 



Diameter of the eye 8^ 



Length of the second dorsal spine 1 7 



of the ninth dorsal spine 9 



of a caudal lobe 3 2 



of the second anal spine 1 1 



of the third anal spine 1 0^ 



of the pectoral fin 3 



of the ventral fin 1 9 



of a scale 4^ 



Height of a scale 5J 



13. Gerres japonicus. 



Bleeker, Japan, p. 404, and Verh. Bat. Gen. xxvi. Japan, tab. 5. f. 2. 

 D. ^^. A. |. L. lat. 40. 



The height of the body is 2f in the total length (without caudal 

 fin) ; the diameter of the eye is one-thiixl of the length of the head. 

 Prseorbital and praioperculum entii'e. Spines of the fins slender ; 

 the second of the dorsal fin one-half of the depth of the body ; the 

 second of the anal longer than the third, or than one-half of the 

 second dorsal spine ; the caudal lobes are 4| or 4| in tlie total length. 

 The spinous dorsal above black ; caiidal fin with a broad blackish 

 margin. 



Seas of Japan and China. 



a. Half-grown : not good state. China. Presented by J. E. Reeves, 



Esq. 



14. Gerres acinaces. 



Bleeker, Natuurk. Tydschr. Nederl. Indie, 1854, vi. p. 194. 

 D. ^. A.|. L. lat. 40-45. 



The height of the body is about 3|^ in the total length ; the dia- 

 meter of tlie eye is Sg in the length of the head. The second dorsal 

 spine longer than one-half of the height of the body, but much 

 shorter than the head ; the second of the anal longer than the tliird 

 and than the rays, nearly one-half of the length of the head. .Sil- 

 veiy ; caudalis brown-edged posteriorly. (Bl.) 



Sea of Batavia. 



