G. SCOEP^NA. 115 



length of the head 2|. The head is nearly entirely scaleless. The 

 length of the snout is 3|, the width of the space between the eyes 

 7| in the length of the head. The space between the eyes is deeply 

 concave, with two low ridges, which do not terminate in spines ; 

 vertex Avith a shallow groove, surrounded by strong sjiines ; orbital 

 tentacles none ; the posterior spine of the praeorbital bent forwards. 

 The fourth and fifth dor-sal spines are the longest, about one-third 

 the length of the head, and shorter than the anal spines. Body and 

 fins marbled with brown ; axil brown, with reniform wliitish spots. 

 East Indian Archipelago, 



a. Adult. Purchased of Mr. Frank as Sc. novce-guinece. 



b. Adult. Celebes. 



c. Young. Purchased of Mr. Jami'ach. 



10. Scorpsena polyprion. 



Bleeker, Sclerop. p. 21, and Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. xxii. Bali, p. 5, 

 and ibid. Sclerop. p. 7. 



D. llU. A. 4. L. lat. 47. 



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

 head three times. The head is scaleless, except on the temple and 

 the basal part of the operculum. The length of the snout is nearly 

 one-third, the width of the space between the orbits one-eighth of 

 the length of the head. The space between the orbits is deeply con- 

 cave, with low ridges, which do not terminate in spines ; vertex with 

 a shallow quadrangular groove, broader than long, and surrounded 

 by very prominent spines ; orbital tentacles none ; praeorbital with 

 a skinny flap. The fourth dorsal spine is the longest, nearly one- 

 third the length of the head, and much shorter than the second of 

 the anal fin. Browoi, marbled with darker ; axil without or with 

 very inconspicuous lighter spots. 



East Indian Seas. 



a. Half-grown. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 

 h. Young. Amboyna. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



c. Young. Borneo. 



d. Half-grown. Ceylon. Presented by Captain Gascoigne. 



e. Half-grown : bad state. From the Haslar Collection. 



11. Scorpsena histrio. 



Jenyns, Zool. Voy. Beagle, Fishes, p. 35. pi. 8. 



D.ll|i, A.|. 



The height of the body is one-fourth of the total length, the length 

 of the head rather less than one-third. Scales on the cheek, temple, 

 and base of the operculum. The diameter of the eyes is 4| in the 

 length of the head ; the space between very concave, with two whitish 

 lines in the central furrow, scarcely elevated into salient ridges. No 

 groove below the eye ; the lower jaw a Httle the longest. Vertex 

 with a groove, surrounded by strong spines ; orbital tentacles well 



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