460 SPAKIDiE. 



12. Lethrinus atlanticus. 



? Lethrinus atlanticus, Cui\ Sr Val. vi. p. 275. 



D. -. A. 4-. L. lat. 45. L. transv. 5/13. 



The height of the hody equals the length of the head, and is 3| 

 in the total ; the longitudinal diameter of the eyes is much more than 

 the width between them, and 11 in the length of the snout ; the 

 upper maxillary bone reaches to the vertical from the posterior 

 nostrU. Caniae teeth moderate, the molars rather small. Dorsal 

 spines moderate ; the fom-th is the longest, rather longer than the 

 longest ray, and 21 in the length of the head. Uniform greenish 

 oUve, the spiaoiLS dorsal blackish. 



"West coast of Africa. 



a. 6" long. Eiver Niger. From Mr. Fraser's Collection. 



Although my description differs from that of Valenciennes in 

 several points, I have little doubt that the fishes themselves are 

 identical, whilst the descriptions are taken from specimens of dif- 

 ferent age. 



13. Lethrinus kallopterus. 

 Sleeker, Act. Soc, Nederl. i. 3Ianado en Makassar, p. 47. 

 D. i?. A. 4. L. lat. 50. 



9 8 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is 3i in 

 the total. The snout is pointed and much longer than the diameter 

 of the eye, which is 31 in the length of the head ; the upper max- 

 illary reaches to the vertical from the anterior margin of the eye. 

 Canine teeth large ; molar teeth. The third and fourth dorsal spines 

 longest, one-third only of the height of the body, whilst the soft 

 dorsal is one-half of it ; caudalis shghtly emarginate. Above olive, 

 snout and cheeks red -spotted ; the rays of the fins beautifully red ; 

 the spinous dorsal and the anterior portion of the soft spotted with 

 violet and yellow ; the anal fin and the base of the caudal spotted 

 with yeUow. (Bl.) 



Sea of Manado. 



14. Lethrinus nebulosus. 



Scifena nebulosa, Forsk. p. 52. 



Lethrinus nebulosus, Cuv. i5r Val. vi. p. 284; Hiipp. JV. W. Fische, p. 118. 



centurio, Cuv. 8^ Val. vi. p. 301 ; Peters, Wiegm. Arch. 1855, 



p. 243. 

 esculentus, Cuv. 8/- Val. pi. 158. 



D.-. A.|. L. lat. 48. L. transv. 6/15. 



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

 head four times. The snout is rather elongate and pointed. The 

 length of the diameter of the eyes is rather more than the width of 

 the distance between them, and 1| in the length of the snout ; the 



