292 sci-enid-t:. 



Scisena hololopidota, Cur. ^ Val. v. p. 5.'5 ; Qtioy S,- Gaim. Voy. Astrol. 



Poiss. p. 097. pi. 12. f. 1. 

 capensis, Smith, III. S. Afr. Fishes, pi, 15, 



D. 10 1 ~. A. y, L, lat, 53, L. transv. ij. Caec. pylor, 10. 



Vert. 11/13. 

 The length of the head forms one-fourth of the total, the greatest 

 depth of the body one-fifth ; the diameter of the eye is one-sixth of 

 the length of the head, and one-half of that of the snout. The 

 denticulations of the pra3operculum become obsolete "\\dth age ; oper- 

 culum and suboperculum not notched at their lower margins. Cau- 

 dal fin nearly truncated. 



Mediterranean ; British Channel ; Frith of Forth ; Cape Seas. 



a. 5 feet 1 inch long : stuffed. English coast. 

 h. 4 feet 4 inches long and 11 inches high. English coast. — Snout 

 deformed. 



c. Large specimen : stuffed. 



d. Large specimen: stuffed. Brixham. From Dr. Parn ell's Collection. 



e. Adult : stuffed. From Mr. Yarroll's Collection. 



/. Adult: stuffed. Plymouth. Presented by Lieutenant H, F. 



Si)ence, K.N. 

 (/, h. Fine specimens. Lisbon. Pi'esented by the llev, R, T, Lowe. 

 i. Adult, Algoa Bay, — (Sckena hololepidofa.) 



15. Sciaena sina. 



Johnius sina, Cm: ($" Vnl. v. p. 122. 



Connna sina, Belany. Voy. Indes Orient. Zool. p. .'559 ; Faun. Japon. 



Pom. p. 58. pi. 24. f. 2 Oiotgood); Bleek. Verhand. Batav. Genuotsch. 



xxvi. p. 82. 



The height of the body is 4 or 4| in the total length, and eqiials 

 that of the head ; the diameter of the eye is 3 or 3^^ in the latter ; 

 the snout is obtuse, convex, shorter than the diameter of the eye, 

 with the upper jaw rather longer than the lower. The upper max- 

 illary reaches to below the posterior half of the orbit ; the upper jaw 

 is araied with an external series of larger teeth. Prasoperculum 

 rounded, with very distinct spinous teeth. The pectoral fins longer 

 than the ventrals ; caudalis pointed ; the second anal spine one-third 

 or one-fourth of the length of the head. Above greyish-green, with 

 a dark blotch behind the operculum. 



Pondicherrj' ; coast of Malabar ; Japanese Sea. 



16. Sciaena dussumieri. 



Corvina dussumieri, Cuv. 8f Vul. v. p. llOj Rcyne Anim. HI. Poiss. 



pi. 28. f. 2. 

 Joniiius dussumieri, Ca?tt. Catal. p. G4. 



D. 10l-V„. A. 4. Vert. 10/14. 



I 28-29 7 ' 



The height of the body is b\ in the total length, the length of the 



