26. SRHKAN'US. 119 



half of the eye; prteoperculum finely serrated, with rather stronger 

 denticulations at the angle ; sub- and interoperciilum serrated ; the 

 posterior dorsal spines nearly equal in length, longer than the ante- 

 rior ones ; the second anal spine stronger but not longer than the 

 third. Bro^v^lish ; head and anterior part of the back with numerous 

 small bluish spots, the posterior part of the body with more distant 

 bro-wTi spots ; the soft part of the dorsal fin, the caudal and anal fins 

 spotted ; the caudal and pectoral fins yeUow-edged. (Bl.) 

 Sea of Batjan. 



44. Serranus hemistictus. 



Riippell, Atlas, p. 109. t. 27. f. 3. 



(B.6.) D.i. A.f 



Caudalis rounded ; praeoperculum rounded, with very fine and ob- 

 solete serrature ; the last dorsal spine longest. Dark olive ; head, 

 belly, and fins with small blue spots, those of the operculum black- 

 edged ; caudal, anal, and ventral fins with a whitish edge. 



Riippell gives fourteen or fifteen rays for the dorsal fin, and six 

 branchiostegals only. 



Ked Sea. 



a. Adult : stuped. Red Sea. 



45. Serranus guttatus. 



Percse miniatae var. B., Fotsk. p. 41. 



Rciiard, i. pi. 20. f. 3, pi. 30. f. 1G2 ; Valent. iii. p. 358. f. 37. 



Bodianus guttatus, Bl. t. 224; Bl. Schn. p. 330. 



Serranus myriaster, Cut\ ^ Val. ii. p. 365; Riipptll, Atlas, p. 107. 



t. 27. f. 1 ; Richards. Ichthyol. China, p. 233 ; Quoy 8f Gaim. Toy. 



Astrol. pi. 3. f. 1; Less. Voy. Coquille, pi. 37 ; Bleek. Natuurk. Tydschr. 



Nederl. Indie, vi. p. 192 ; Qmo?/ i^ Gaim. Voy. Astrol. Poiss. p. 653. 



pi. 3. f. 1. 

 Serranus guttatus, Peters, Wiegm. Arch. 1855, p. 235 (not Ciw. 4" Val.). 



T^.h{l,C.SrV.,Rnpp.). A. 4 



Caudalis rounded ; denticulations of the prjeoperculum obsolete ; 

 its posterior limb not emarginate. Brownish black ; head, body, 

 and all the fins with round, blue, black-edged spots ; caudalis, analis, 

 and the hinder half of the dorsaKs white-edged. 



According to Blocker's description, the fins do not appear to be 

 blue-spotted (probably a variety). The denticulations of the prae- 

 operculum are entirely absent according to Riippell's description, but 

 they are conspicuous in the figure given by the same naturalist. 

 After having removed the skin, I find very small teeth at and above 

 the angle. 



Bed Sea ; Isle de France ; Coast of Mozambique ; Ceylon ; China 

 Seas ; Borabora ; Australia ; Polynesia ; Sandwich Islands. 



a, h. Large specimens : stuffed. Isle de France. 



