13. scoLOPSis, 355 



third of the hxttor, and longer than the snout. The intraorbital ring 

 with two prominent spines ; the anterior epiniferous plate rather 

 elevated, and denticulated beneath the spine ; praeopercuhim Avith a 

 sKght notch above the angle. The spines of the fins strong ; the 

 second of the anal fin longer and rather stronger than the third, 

 nearly one-half of the length of the head. Caudalis slightly forked. 

 Coloration uniform. 



Red Sea ; Coast of Pondicherry ; Chinese Sea. 



a. Adult: stufi'ed. China. Presented by J. E,. E-eeves, Esq. 



b, c. Adult : skins. Ceylon. Collected by E. F. Kelaart, M.D. 



The notice given by Sir J. llichardson (I.e.) is taken from spe- 

 cimen a. ; it shows the two infraorbital spines, one of which is di- 

 rected backwards, the other forwards, as conspicuously as in auy 

 species of ScoJopsis. Therefore the statement of Sii- J. Richardson, 

 " two suborbitar teeth pointing backwards, one luider the other and 

 more slender, none pointing forwards," is erroneous. 



2. Scolopsis margaritifer. 



Cuv. i^- Val. V. p. 337; Sleeker, Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. xxiii. 

 Scicen. p. 30. 



ii D. 1^. A. -?-. L. lat. 40. L. trausv. 4/15. 



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

 of the head 4^—41 ; the diameter of the eye is 2^ in the latter, 

 longer than the snout, and equal to the distance between the eyes. 

 Prajorbital half as wide as the orbit, with a very long and strong 

 spine, and some denticulations beneath; the second (third) infra- 

 orbital terminating posteriorly in a small point, above the tip of the 

 large spine. Praeoperculum with strong and short spinous teeth, 

 each of which has a small hook at the base ; the angle projecting 

 backwards, strongly armed. The spines of the fins moderate ; the 

 second of the anal stronger, but rather shorter than the third, whicli 

 is 2^ in the length of the head. Caudalis forked, the upper lobe 

 longest. Greenish olive, each scale with a pearl-coloured ba.se. The 

 marginal half of the dorsal violet. 



Sea of Bata\"ia ; Waigiou. • 



a. Fine specimen. From the Haslar Collection, 



3. Scolopsis ciliatus. 



Holoceutrus ciliatus, Locep. iv. pp. 3.33, 371. 

 Lycogenis argyrosoma, Kuhl ^- van Hasselt. 

 Scolopsides lycogenis, Cm: i^- Val. v. p. 346. pi. 127. 



B. 5. D. i^. A. 1. L. lat. 41. L. transv. 4/15. Caec. pylor. 5. 

 Vert. 10/14. 



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

 ' 4|J ; the snout is rather shorter than the diameter of the eye, 



