23. ANTHIAS. 93 



tio;i whatever, and is the boundary between the scaly part of the 

 cheek and the scaleless margin of the prteopercukim. 



There are ten abdominal vertehrce and fonrtcen caudal ; the length 

 of the former part of the column is to that of the latter as 2 : 3. The 

 interhiemal of the first anal spines is, like those spines themselves, 

 feeble and short. 



The teeth of the intermaxillary extend over all the length of the 

 bone ; the outer series is formed by larger teeth, four in front of the 

 jaw being canine-like, but nevertlielcss of rather small size. The 

 teeth of the lower jaw form a series of small cardiform teeth, behind 

 which is another of villiform teeth ; it is very narrow, and does not 

 extend on tlie side of the jaw. The vomerine teeth are ari-ansed in 

 a rectangular narrow band ; the palatine band is very narrow, and 

 extends on the pterygoid. The inferior pharyngeal bones form an 

 elongate sword-shaped patch of villiform teeth ; the upper pharyn- 

 geal teeth a]"e cardiform, and form three or foiu' small groups. 



10. Anthias rasor. 



Serranus rasor, lUchardsoit, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1839, p. 95, and Trans. 

 Zool. Soc. 1849, p. 73. pi. 4. f. 1. 



D. i?. A.|. L. lat. 54. L. transv. 4/18. Ctec. pylor. 6. 

 Vert. 11/15. 



Caudalis forked, but none of the fins elongate ; the pectoral fin 

 one-fourth of the total length ; the lower portions of the fins densely 

 covered Avith scales ; the height of the body one-third of the total 

 length ; the head short, forming one-fourth of it. Shining reddish 

 brown, with a bluish stripe from beneath the eye along the lateral 

 Una. 



Aiistralian seas. 



11. Anthias schJegelii. 



Caprodon, Temm. ^~ Schler/. Faun.Japon., Pom. n. G4. pi. 30; Richards. 

 Ichth. China, p. 235. 



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Caudal fin convex in the middle of the posterior margin, and with 

 a slight notch above and beneath this convexity; none of the fins 

 elongate, except the pectorals, which are ovate, longer than the 

 head, and 3i in the total ; head and the lower portions of the fins 

 densely covered with scales ; the height of the body one-third of 

 the total length, the length of the head one-fourth. Rose-coloured, 

 vdth two yellow stripes from the snout through the eye, and another 

 from the eye to the angle of the prseoperculum ; anal fin with round 

 yellow spots. 



Japanese Sea. 



This fish certainly belongs to the group of Serranina, and is closest 

 allied to Serranus rasor of Richardson. One might even imagine both 



