i 04 ri;uciD-E. 



flolocenlrus marimis, Ldccp. iv. p. 37G: Risso, Ichth. Nice, p. 291. 



{iv<rn9, Sjyinola, Ann. dii JMits. x. p. 372. 



? tii.-ciiitus, liloch, pi. 240; Bl Sichn. p. 314: Laccp. \v. p. 380; 



Rim>, Ichth. Nice, p. 200. 



marorcanus, HI. Scliii. p. 320. 



Liitjaiiu'' scriptura, Laccp. iv. p. 220. 



Cavolini, Ueher die Erzeuiiumi der Fische, iibcrs. I'oii Zinintcrntrntn, 



p. 84. t. 1. f. lG-18. 

 Serranus scriba, Cur. tS" V(d. ii. p. 214, pi. 28 ; Martens, Jiei.se xach 

 Venedif), ii. p. 42o; Nordmann in Dcmidojf, Voi/. Ilus6. Merid. iii. 



p. 300. pi. 2. f. 1 ; Guichen. Explur. Sc. Ahjer. Puiss. p. 33. 



D. 1^. A. I. L. lat. 70. Vert. 10/14. 



Prseoperculiim equally and finely denticulated. Body -with five 

 to seven blacldsh transverse baiids ; head -with iiregiilarly reticulated 

 blue lines ; vertical and ventral fins "v\-ith small round reddish spots. 



Mediterranean; Black Sea. 



a. Adult. Dalmatia. 



6. Adult : skeleton. Bay of Naples. Presented by S. P. Pratt, Esq. 



c. Adult : bad state. Sicily. Presented by W. Swainson, Esq. 



d. Adult. Presented by W. SAvainson, Esq. 



e. Adult: skin. Mediterranean. Presented Ijy Bichard Santhill, Esq. 

 /. Adult. Mediterranean. From the Haslar Collection. 



<-/. Half-grown. Mediterranean. 



h. Half-grown. Mediterranean. From the Haslar Collection. 

 ?. Half-grown : bad state. Malta. From the Haslar Collection. 

 l'. Adult: stuffed. Malta. From Mr. YarrelFs Collection. 



7. Adidt : not good >state. Europe. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 

 m, n. Adult: very bad state. Europe. 



0. Adult. Europe. 



2J-r. Adult : stuffed. Europe. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

 s, t. Adult : sldn. Europe. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 

 n. Young : not good state. Europe. From the Haslar Collection. 

 Sl-eleton. — The upjier part of the skull is nearly smooth, without 

 prominent ridges ; even the occi])ital crest is not veiy much developed. 

 The bones of the suborbital arch are not distinctly separated from 

 one another, and there is, as in all the Sermni, a broad interior 

 process for sup])ortiiig the eyeball from beneath. The two upper 

 spines of the opercuhmi arc the hindei- ends of two strong bony ridges ; 

 the third spine is feeble, as is also the ridge belonging to it ; the 

 sub- and interoperculum arc entire ; the edge of the i)ra;o])erculum 

 is rounded, with minute denticulations behind, gradually becoming 

 larger at the angle, and disappearing in the middle of the lower 

 limb ; the suprascapula is minutely serrated. The number of ver- 

 tebra) as above stated. 



9. Serranus humeralis. 



Cut. cV r«/. ii. p. 24(i ; Less. Foi,. Coq. Zool. ii. p. 2.'50 ; Ga;/, Chile, 

 Zml ii. p. 149. 



14 7 



Pncopercnlum equally and finely denticulated. The broAvn cdo- 



