7. sci.ENA. 295 



23. Scisena bvevidorsalis. 



T). lOjf^. A.^. L. lat. 47. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 and one-fourth of the total. The snout is short, obtuse, shorter than 

 the width of the eye, with the upper jaw overlapping the lower, and 

 with the cleft of the mouth very oblique. The ujjpcr maxillary 

 reaches a Uttle behind the vertical from the centre of the orbit. The 

 diameter of the eye is 3~ in the length of the head, and much shorter 

 than the interspace between the eyes. The prajoperculum is rounded 

 and denticulated throughout: the suprascapula is very large, and 

 would entirely cover the eye ; its margin is furnished with flexible 

 setiform teeth. Caudalis elongate, pointed ; the second anal spine 

 2|- in the length of the head. The outer row of intermaxillary teeth 

 contains scarcely any larger ones. Pseudobranchia). 



a. Not good state. East Indies ? From the Haslar Collection. 



This species may be readily distinguished by the small number of 

 the dorsal rays. At present, I know of no better place for it, although 

 its physiognomy is not that of a Scicena. 



inches, lines. 



Total ^ngth 5 6 



Height of the body 1 5 



Length of the head 1 4 



Diameter of the eye 4| 



Interspace between the eyes 5| 



Length of the third dorsal spine 10 



of the second dorsal ray 9 



of the second anal spine 6 



of the first anal ray 8 



24. Scseina deliciosa. 



Corvina deliciosa, Tschudi, Faun, Per. Ichthyol. p. 8. 



D.lOl^. A. A. 



The height of the body is to the total length as 1 : 4*7 ; the cleft 

 of the mouth extends to below the middle of the eye. The angle of 

 the prffiopcrculura rounded, denticulated ; the siiperior ma '-gin of the 

 opercidum serrated. The lateral line is continued on the caudal fin ; 

 the third dorsal spine is the longest ; caudal truncate^l ; the length 

 of the second anal spine is less than one-half of that of the first ray ; 

 fins scaly. Coloration uniform. (Tsch.) 

 ^ Coast of Peru. 



25. Sciaena minor. 



Corvina minor, Tschudi, I. c. p. 9. 



D. 13 I 20. A.^. 



The height of the body is 3 i^ in the total length ; the cleft of the 



