38 BERYCIIJ^E. 



The suprascapular and corucoid aru distinctly denticulated; the 

 other humeral bones show no remarkable peculiarity. The urohyal 

 resembles that of Myripristis, but is not so high, and more arrow- 

 shaped. The puhk bones are very much like those of Myripi-istis, 

 but rather more elongate. 



There are eleven abdominal and sixteen caudal vertebrce, the length 

 of the abdominal part of the vertebral column being 1^ in that of 

 the caudal. The haemal spines arc stronger than the neural. Nino 

 ribs ; the first to fifth ribs have epipleural sj)ines ; but such append- 

 ages belonging to the posterior ribs ai-e inserted on the vertebra) 

 themselves. The ribs of the eleventh vertebra arc veiy broad, 

 sword-shaped, and separated from one another. The strongest 

 interha;mal is apparently formed by two, belonging to the second 

 and third dermoha)mal8 ; a high bony ridge arises from the joint of 

 each of these dermohaimals, and both ridges are attached to one 

 another by a transparent plate. The lengtli of this interhasmal ecpials 

 that of the first nine vertebrae. 



8. Holocentrum laticeps. 

 Cuv. ^- VuL ili. p. 211, vii. p. 500. 



D. 11 I 13. A. -J. L. lat. 42. L. transv. 3/7. 



The height of the body is 3^ in the total length, the lengtli of 

 the head 3|^ ; the interspace between the eyes is one-fourth of 

 the latter ; the length of the snout is less than the radius of the 

 eyC'; the upper maxillary does not reach to ])elow tlie middle of the 

 eye ; opercular spines equal, or the lower longer than the upper ; 

 the prajopercular spine short, about one-third of the lengtli of the 

 posterior margin of pra)opereulum. The fourth and fifth dorsal 

 spines longest, about one-half the height of body ; the u])per lobe of 

 the caudal rather longer than the lower. Tlie third anal s^iine 

 longer and stronger than the fourth, and 5| in the total length ; 

 pectoral and ventral fins e(]ual in length. Colden shining (in spii'its), 

 scales minutely dotted with black ; the uj)])er half with seven brown 

 longitudinal bands ; an oljlique black streak between each pair of 

 the dorsal spines, reaching from the tip of one spine to the base of 

 the ])receding ; the other fins not coloured. 



8ca of Batavia. 



a. Adult female. From the Collection of the Zoological Socii'ty 

 Ij. Ilalf-grow'n. From tin- Haslar Collection. 



0. Holocentrum punctatissimum. 



Ilolocentiimi piiiictiitissiiiuini, Cuv. tV ^'<(l- iii. p- 215; Lvss. ^ (ic.ni. 



Viii/. Coy. Zi«)l. ii. p. 211); lilcekcr, Sunudrd, ii. p. (5. 

 '■^ i;i(fc(igiilt;iliiiii, Ciir. tS' F^/. iii. p. 214. 



1). II I 12-13. A. ^,. L. hit. 42. 



The heiglil oi (be body is contained four times in tlie tol.-il leiiglli, 

 ihc length of tlic head '-Vf^. 'J'lie upi)er maxillary reaches to below 



