374 PRISTIPOMATID^. 



fourth of the total ; the diameter of the eye is 3| in the latter, and 

 Ig-lg in the length of the snout. The proeorbital is higher than the 

 eye ; there are three rows of scales between the praeorbital and the 

 margin of the proeoperculum. Six canine teeth in each of the jaws. 

 The spines of the fins slender, flexible ; the foui'th, fifth, and sixth of 

 the dorsal fin longest, 2|— 2^ in the length of the head. Caudalis 

 deeply forked, scaly, the upper lobe rather longer ; the second and 

 third anal spines very feeble, nearly equal ; the posterior rays of the 

 dorsal and anal fins slightly elongate. Coloration uniform. 



Coast of Tiincomalee ; Sea of Amboyna ; Louisiade Archipelago ; 

 Coasts of Austraha. 



or. Fine specimen. Amboyna. Piu'chased of Mr. Frank. 

 h. Adult : stuffed. Louisiade Archipelago. Presented by the Lords 

 of the Admiralty. 



f . Adult : stuffed. Chaumont Island (Loxusiade Archipelago), in 



17 fathoms. Voyage of the Rattlesnake. 

 d, e. Adult : sldns. Damlay Island. 

 /. Fine specimen. Australia. Presented by J. Macgillivray, Esq. 



g. Fine specimen. Australia. Presented by J. Macgillivray, Esq. 



2. Synagris tseniopterus. 



Dentex tseniopteriis, Cuv. Sf Val. vi. p. 246; Bleek, Verh, Bcctav. 

 Gcnootsch. xxiii. <§j«r. p. 11. 



D. |. A. I- L. lat. 48. L. transv. 4/11. 



The height of the body nearly equals the length of the head, and 

 is 3|^ in the total ; the snout is longer than the diameter of the 

 eye, which is one-fourth of the length of the head. The praeorbital 

 is as high as the eye ; there are three series of scales between the 

 praeorbital and the margin of the prseoperculum. The spines of the 

 fins slender and flexible ; the posterior of the doreal fin longest, 2| 

 in the length of the head, and rather shorter than the rays. Cau- 

 dalis forked. The third anal spine intermediate in length between 

 the second spine and the first ray ; the posterior rays of the dorsal 

 and anal fins slightly elongate. Rose-coloiu'ed, with yellow longi- 

 tudinal bands on the body ; a yellow band fi-om the base of the first 

 dorsal spine to the top of the last ray. 



Coasts of Australia ; Molucca Sea, 



a. Advdt : stuffed. N.E. coast of Australia. Voyage of the Eattle- 



snake. 

 h. Adult. Molucca Sea. - '■ 



3. Synagris mulloides. 



Dentex mulloides, Bleeker, Sumatra, i. p. 576. 



D. '-^. A. |. L. lat. 50. 



The height of the body is five times in the total length, the length 

 of the head 4^ ; the diameter of the eye is about one-third of the 



