26. SEREANUS. 129 



upper maxillary reaches somewhat beyond the posterior margin of 

 the eye. Praeoperculum with coarser denticulations at the angle ; 

 sub- and interoperculum slightly denticulated. The third dorsal 

 spine to the seventh nearly equal in length, and 2f in the depth of 

 the body. Caudal fin rounded ; the second and third anal spines 

 nearly equal in length. Brownish, with four series of distant, small 

 black spots ; the vertical fins with similar spots ; the spinous dorsal 

 black-edged. 

 Japanese Sea 



67. Serranus bataviensis. 



Sleeker, Pere. p. 38. 



D. }i. A. |. L. lat. 80. 



Caudalis rounded. Length of the head three times in the total ; the 

 diameter of the eye 5i in the length of the head ; upper profile of the 

 head rather convex; sub- and iateroperculum entire. Brownish, 

 sides reticulated with black and greyish ; vertical fins with a blackish 

 edge and lighter spots ; ventral and pectoral fins immaculate. 



Javanese Sea ; Amboyna, 



a. Adult. Java. 



b. Half-grown. Amboyna. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



68. Serranus alboguttatns. 



Cuv. 8f Val. ii. p. 366 (?) ; Bleeker, Ambaina, iii. p. 13. 

 D. -^. A. -. L. lat. 75. 



14-14 8 



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

 diameter of the eye 3i or 4 in the length of head ; denticulations of 

 the angle of the prseoperculum strongest ; suboperculum entire, in- 

 teroperculum with two or three denticulations ; the spinous part of 

 the doi-sal fin scarcely lower than the soft ; the hinder nine spines 

 nearly equal in length ; the second spine of the analis longest, 2i in 

 the length of the head. Blackish brown, with small, round, light 

 blue spots ; pectoral fins orange -coloured, punctulated with brown ; 

 the other fins blackish brown with pearl-coloured specks ; vertical 

 fins with a whitish edge. 



Amboyna. 



a, h. Young. Amboyna. From Mr. Frank's Collection 



69. Serranus polystigma. 



Bleeker, Sumatra, ii. p. 2. 



D. Ii. A. |. L. lat. 80. 



Caudalis rounded. The length of the head is 3^ in the total ; the 

 diameter of the eye 4^—5 in the length of the head ; denticulations 

 of the angle of the prseoperculum strongest, sub- and interoperculum 



