26. SEREANU9. 107 



14. Serranus brunneus. 



I<4nuephelu8 brunneiiis, Bloch, t. 328. f. 2 ; Bl Schn. p. 300. 

 Serranus kawamebari, Richardson, Ichth. China, p. 234 (uot Faun, 

 Japon.). 



D. J^. A.|. L. lat. 95. 



Cauclalis rounded. The height of the body is oiic-foiirth, and the 

 length of the head one-third of the total length ; the diameter of the 

 eye is one-sixth of the length of the head. The upper maxillarj' bone 

 reaches beyond the level of the posterior margin of the eye. Pec- 

 torals rather longer than veutrals, not extending to the vent. Tlie 

 .dorsal spines nearly equal in length, except the first two and the 

 last ; the second anal spine uot much stronger and not longer than 

 the thii'd. Bro-smish, with six darker cross-bands, inclining forwards 

 as they descend ; the fij-st narrowest from the fi.rst dorsal spines to 

 the eye ; cheeks Avith oblique darker bands. Fins immaculate. 



Chinese Sea. 



a, h. Adult. China. Presented by J. E,. Reeves, Esq. 

 c. Half-growTi. China. Presented by J. II. lleeves, Esq. 



Bloch says, in his great work on Fishes, that this species is found in 

 Norway — prol)ably because he received the fish from a friend in 

 Norway ; but iSchneider gives Japan as its native countiy. The 

 figure may be easily recognized ; but the first curved band from the 

 eye to the dorsal fin (very characteristic of the species) is omitted. 



15. Serranus kawamebari. 

 Temm. i^ Schleg. Faun. Japon. p. 5. 



D.^^ A. ^. 



12 ,10 



Caudalis with a rather convex posterior margin ; prccoperculuni 

 rather deeply serrated, with stronger denticulations at the angle ; 

 interoperculum and suprascapula denticulated ; the spinous part of 

 the dorsal fin not much elevated. BroA\Tiish, with five darker cross- 

 bands ; the soft part of dorsalis, the caudal and anal fins with small 

 round spots ; operculum with a deep black sj)ot between the spines ; 

 prseoperculum with two brown streaks from the eye. 



Japanese Seas. 



16. Serranus lanceolatus. 



Holoceiiti'iis lanceolatus, Bloch, t. 242. f. 1 ; Share, Zool. iv. p. 507 ; 



Russell, t. 130. 

 SeiTanus lanceolatus, Cuv. ^' Val. ii. p. 316 ; Blocker, PeVe. p. 35 ; 



Cantor, Catal. p. 8. 



D-li^e- A- 1- 

 Caudalis rounded. Length of the head al lOut one-third of the total ; 

 the diameter of the eye one-sixth or one-seventh of the length of head. 

 Sub- and interoperculum entire. Yellowish, with five brown cross- 



