4. ANTENNAKIUS. 197 



Red : cavity of the month yellow ; cutaneous appendages black ; 

 black streaks radiate from the eye, three being broader than the rest i 

 one ascends towards the neck, the second descends to the angle of 

 the mouth, and the third proceeds backwards towards the opercular 

 region. A blackish band, formed by confluent spots, commences 

 below the anterior dorsal rays and extends to the middle between 

 the Cye and the base of the pectoral fin. Sides with scattered round 

 black spots. Tail with a large round black spot superiorly ; the 

 becond dorsal spine and its membrane black ; the third and its mem- 

 brane edged with black. The soft dorsal with a black ocellus, edged 

 with rose-coloured and black, at the base between the eighth and 

 tenth rays. 



a} . Antennarius tenebrosus. 



Chironectes tenebrosus, Poei/, Mem. Cub. p. 219. lam. 17. fig. 1. 



D. 3 I 12. A. 7. P. 11. 



The anterior doi'sal spine is longer than the second, terminating 

 in a simple and slender tentacle. The soft dorsal fin terminates at 

 some distance from the caudal. Skin rough, covered with small 

 spines, without cutaneous fringes. Blackish-brown, marbled with 

 darker and light6r ; a series of three black, blue-edged ocelli on the 

 upper posterior part of the dorsal fin ; many pimilar Ocelli on the 

 caudal fin, irregularly disposed. (Poey.) 



Sea of Cuba. 



2'2. Antennarius caudimaculatus. 

 Chironectes caudiniaculatuo, liiipp. N. IV. Fische, p. 141. taf. 33. fig. 2. 

 D. 3 1 13. A. 7. P. 10. 



Skin rough. Reddish-brown, densely spotted and dotted with 

 brown ; some spots above the vent, behind the pectoral and below 

 the dorsal, being conspicuously larger than the rest. The upper and 

 lower maigins of the caudal fin with a pair of ovate black spots. 

 Dorsal and anal fins with dark margins. {Eilpp.) 



Red Sea. 



23. Antennarius chironectes. 



Lophius chironectes, Lacep. i. p. 321. pi. 14. fig. 2. 



Chironectes variegatus, Cuv. 8f Val. xii. p. 422. 



Antennarius chironectes, (^Commers.) Bleek. Banda, iii. p. 104. 



D. 3 I 12. A. 7. P. 10. 



Skin rough, covered with small spines ; cutaneous fringes none. 

 The anterior spine is of moderate length, with the extremity cunei- 

 form and ciliated. Reddish, cloilded with darker ; five or six black 

 ocelli on each side of the body, as many on the dorsal fin, one or 

 two of which are on its base, whilst the others are nearer the upper 

 margin and disposed in a longitudinal series ; caudal Anth about 

 sixteen ocelli, anal with seven. The ocelli on the base of the dorsal 

 and anal fins are the largest of all ; all the fins with yellow margin. 



Seas of Banda Neira and Amboyna. 



