416 CESTKACIONTTD^. 



a, b. Large male and female specimens. New Zealand. Presented 



by Professor Owen. 

 c. Female, 42 inches long. Tasmania. Purchased of Hr. Schwarz- 



schild. 

 d-e. Adult and half-grown : stuffed. South Australia. 

 /. Half- grown. Amboyna. From Dr. Bleeker's Collection. 

 f/. Half-grown : stuffed. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 

 h, i. Adult male and young female. Japan. Purchased of Mr. 



Jamrach. 

 l--7n. Young : stuffed. Japan. 

 n. Half-grown : skeleton, Japan. 

 o-q. Jaws. 



2. Cestracion quoyi. 



Cesti'acion quoyi, Freminv. Mag. Zool. 1840, pi. 3*. 



pantherinus, Valenc. in Voy. Venus, Zool. p. 350, pi. 10. fig. 2 *. 



Heterodontus quoyi, Dumeril, Elasmohr. p. 427. 



Anal fin not reaching to the end of the caudal. The origin of the 

 first dorsal is considerably behind the root of the pectorals. Supra- 

 orbital ridges low. Roundish blackish spots are scattered over the 

 body and fins. 



Galapagos Islands. 



3. Cestracion francisci. 



Cestracion francisci, Girard, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1854, vii. 



p. 196 ; and U. S. Pac. R.R. E.rped. Fish. p. 305. 

 Gyroplem-odus francisci. Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 18G2, p. 490. 



Anal fin large, reaching to the root of the caudal. Caudal fin 

 with an incision opposite to the extremity of the vertebral column. 

 Supraocular ridges very compact and prominent. Small roundish 

 black spots are spread all over the body and fins. 



Bay of Monterey, California. 



4. Cestracion galeatus. 



Anal fin large, reaching to the root of the caudal. Posterior 

 caudal lobe with the hind margin obliquely truncate, without inci- 

 sion. Supraorbital crests high, at least as high as the orbit, ab- 

 ruptly terminating liehind the orbit. Origin of the first dorsal fin 

 opposite to the root of the pectoral fin, which is very large, extending 

 beyond the origin of the ventral fin. Ventral fin reaching beyond 

 the spine of the second dorsal. A broad black band across the 

 interorbital space, descending to the cheek. Neck dark-coloured. 

 An indistinct dark cross band corresponds to each of the dorsal fins. 

 No spots. 



Australia. 

 a. Fine female specimen, 25 inches long. Presented by Dr. G. 

 Bennett. 



* The figures quoted are taken from the same example, but differ in three or 

 four essential points, so that they might be considered to represent two distinct 

 Rpecies. 



