23. ANTHIAS. 89 



i. Adult. Dalmatia. 



k, I. Half-growTi. Adriatic. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



m, n. Adult. Europe. Presented by the Zoological Society. 



0. Half-grown. Europe. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



p. Half-groAvn. Eiu'opc. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



q. Adult: not good state. Europe. From the Haslar Collection. 



r. Adult : very bad state. Em-ope. Old Collection. 



s. Half-gro-\vn : stuffed. Europe. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



2. Anthias borbonius. 



SeiTanus borbonius, Cuv. df Val. ii. p. 263 (not Quoy 8; Gaim.). 



T) ^"-^ A ^ 



^- n[7- ^- 7 • 



Third spine of dorsal, ventral, and caudal fins much elongate. 

 Angle of praeoperculum with three stronger teeth. Grejish, with 

 large brown spots. 



Isle de Fi-ance. 



a. Adult. Mauritiiis. Presented by the Zoological Society. 



3. Anthias squamipiimis. 

 Peters, Wiegm. ArcMv, 1855, p. 236. 



D. 1^. A. |. L. lat. 44. L. transv. 3/15. 



The third dorsal spine filiform ; ventrals not elongate ; fins covered 

 •with rather large scales far beyond the base. Operculum with two 

 strong spines ; praeoperculum with stronger denticulationa at the 

 angle. Red, with a blue Hne from the orbit to the root of the 

 pectorals. (Peters.) 



Coast of Mozambique. 



4. AntMas asperilinguis. (Plate VIII.) 

 B. 7. D. '5. A. i L. lat. 37. L. transv. 4/17. 



15 7 I - 



Only ventral and caudal fins much elongate ; tongue with teeth ; 

 praeoperculiim minutely serrated, with some obsolete denticulations 

 at the angle. 



a. Adult. South America. Presented by Sir R. Schomburgk. 



Descrijption of the specimen. — The form of the body is rather elevated 

 and compressed, its height being comprised 2\ in the total length 

 (without caudal fin). The head is rather short, with veiy obtuse and 

 short muzzle ; it is one-third of the total length (without caudal) ; the 

 eye is large, its diameter being much larger than the distance between 

 the eyes or the extent of the snout, and forming nearly one-third of 

 the length of the head. The head is covered all over with ctenoid 

 scales, much smaller than those of the trunk. The cleft of the 

 mouth is very oblique, the upper maxillary bone suddenly widening, 



