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them, and about one-fourth of the length of the head. The anterior 

 teeth broad, lanceolate. There arc about eleven series of scales be- 

 tween the praeorbital and the prffiopercular limb, which is covered 

 with scales. The dorsal spines moderate and rather short ; the 

 fourth one-third of the length of the head. The anal spines of mo- 

 derate size. Uniform brownish. 

 Cape Seas. 



ff. Adult: stufied. Cape Seas. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



h. Adult : skin. False Bay. 



c. Adult : skin. From Gronov's Collection. 



6. Cantharus grandoculis. 

 Cuv. 4" Val. vi. p. 341 ; Cuv. Ilhg)ie Anim. III. Poiss. pi. 35. f. 3. 



^'- To- ^' To- 



Nape of the neck slightly concave ; the greatest depth of the body 

 is below the posterioi" dorsal spines, where it is contained three times 

 in the total length. Praeorbital without notch. The diameter of 

 the eye is 21 in the length of the head. Four series of scales on the 

 pra!opercidum. Spines of the fins strong. Greenish ; dorsal spotted 

 with Adolet ; ventrals blackish. {Val.) 



Seychelles. 



I veiy much doubt whether the three following species, referred 

 by Valenciennes to Caniharx(S, really belong to this genus or to this 

 family at all. 



7. Cantharus caeruleus. 

 Cui\ Sf Val. vi. p. 342. 



D. 1^. A. K 



10 10 



Body ovate, obtuse in front ; prceorbital without notch, caudal 

 forked. The soft portion of the dorsal and anal fins elongate. 

 Bluish ; a bluish streak fi'om the miizzle to the orbit. ( Val.) 



Sea of Guam (Mariannes). 



8. Cantharus maculatus. 



Cuv. ^- Val. \-i. p. 343. 



D. ^. A. i. 

 11 II 



Body ovate, elongate ; snout obtuse ; praeorbital narrow, without 

 notch. The spinous dorsal low, the soft and the anal fin high ; 

 caudal slightly forked. Bed, with three scries of irregular, rounded, 

 white spots ; fius browni, the caudal and the margin of the soft dorsal 

 yellow. (Fa?.) 



Indian Ocean. 



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