16. SYNAGRIS. 375 



latter, and as long as the snout; the praeorbital is only half the 

 height of the eye. Six or eight canine teeth in the upper jaw, none 

 in the lower. There are thi-eo series of scales between tlie praeor- 

 bital and the angle of the praeoperciilum. The spines of the fins 

 feeble, flexible ; the middle ones of the dorsal fin highest, not quite 

 so high as the body ; the third anal spine longest, but rather shorter 

 than the fii'st ray. Caudalis deeply forked, the upper lobe longer. 

 Uiiiform rose-coloiu-ed. (Bl.) 

 Sea of Sibogha (Sumatra). 



4. Sjniagris upeneoides. 



Dentex upeneoides, Bleeker, Banka, ii. p. 725. 



B. 6. D. ^. A. }. L. lat. 50. 



The height of the body is 4| in the total length, the length of the 

 head 4^; the diameter of the eye is one- third of the latter, and as 

 long as the snout. The upper maxillary reaches to the vertical fi-om 

 the anterior margin of the orbit ; the height of the prjeorbital is 1^ 

 in the diameter of the eye ; there are three series of scales between 

 the praeorbital and the margin of the praeoperculimi. Six canine 

 teeth in the upper jaw, none in the lower. The spines of the fins 

 slender, flexible ; the middle ones of the dorsal longest, half the 

 height of the body ; the soft portion of the fin lower than the spinous. 

 Caiidalis deeply forked. Rose-coloured ; the soft dorsal with a yellow 

 longitudinal band near the iipper margin. {Bl.) 



Sea of Banka. 



5. Synagris zysron. 

 Dentex zysron, Bleeker, Nias, p. 219. 



B. 6. D. ^. A. -i. L. lat. 50. 



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

 of the head 4| ; the snout is shorter than the diameter of the eye, 

 which is one-third of the length of the head ; the praeorbital is not 

 half as high as the eye. Eight or ten canine teeth in the upper jaw. 

 There are three series of scales between the praeorbital and the mar- 

 gin of the praeoperculum. Praeoperculum with slight dentieulations. 

 Spines of the fins slender, those of the dorsal more than one-half 

 lower than the body. Caudalis deeply forked. The thii-d anal spine 

 intermediate between the second spine and the first ray. Rose- 

 coloured ; dorsalis with the upper margin yellow ; analis ■nith an 

 oblique yellowish longitudinal band. {Bl.) 



Sea of Nias. 



6. Synagris ovenii. 

 Dentex ovenii, Bleeker, Celebes, v. p. 246. 



B. 6. D. ^. A. i 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 one-third of the latter, 

 and equal to the length of the snout ; the height of the prjeorhital is 



