15. DENTEX. 371 



a. Adult : stuffed : not good state. 



b, c. Half-growTi : stuffed. 



d. Adult : skin. Mediterranean. From the Collection of the Zoo- 

 logical Society. 



6. Dentex filosus. 



Dentex filosus, Valenc. in Webb, lies Canar. Poiss, p. 37 ; Guichen. 



Explor. Scieitt. Alger. Poiss. p. 52. 

 Dentex filamentosus, Valenc. I. c. pi. 6 (not Cuv. 8f Vol.). 



D. {^. A. |. L. lat. 60. L. transv. 8/14. 



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

 head four times. Nape very convex, elevated. The scales of the 

 upper surface of the skuU do not extend to the vei-tical from the 

 anterior margin of the eye ; there are eight series of scales between 

 the pneorbital and the angle of the praeoperculum. Four canines in 

 each jaw. The third or the third and fourth spines of the dorsal 

 produced into more or less long filaments. Caudalis forked. The 

 first ray of the ventrals sometimes elongate. Reddish, with irre- 

 gular blackish spots on the back. 

 ' Coast of Algiers ; Canary Islands ; Cape Seas. 



a. Adult : stuffed. Cape Seas. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



7, Dentex nufar. 



'' , Dentex nufar, (Mrenb.) Cur. S,- Val. \± p. 240 ; Riipp. N. W. Fische, 

 p. 115. 



D. if. A. |. CiEC. pylor. 4. 



The thii'd spine of the dorsal fin three-quarters of the height of 

 the body, the fourth and fifth shorter ; four canines in each of the 

 jaws. Coloration uniform silvery. 



Red Sea. 



8. Dentex hypselosoma. 

 Bleeker, Japan, p. 402, and Verh. But. Gen. xxvi. Japan, tab. 4. f. 2. 

 B. 6. D. if. A. |. L. lat. 50. 



The height of the body is 2| in the total length, the length of the 

 head 3|- or 4 ; the diameter of the eye is one-tliii'd of the latter, 

 and longer than the snout. The height of the praeorbital two-thirds 

 of that of the eye. Foui' canine teeth above, six below. The scales 

 of the praeoperculum are arranged in five series. Dorsal spines 

 rather slender ; the fourth longest, nearly one-third of the height of 

 the body. Caudalis emarginate ; the second anal spine longest. 

 Rose-coloui-ed ; a broad yellow band between the eyes. {Bl.) 



Sea of Japan. 



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