202 PERCIDiE. 



the intpropereulum. Caudalis tnincated, pectorals not reaching to 

 the anal fin ; the third, fourth and fifth dorsal spines, and the second 

 and third anal spines nearly equal in length and strength. Yellowish 

 oKve, viiih oblique streaks above the lateral line and with longitudinal 

 ones beneath ; a black lateral blotch on scales of the 22nd-30th 

 transverse Lines. 



Red Sea ; Seychelles ; Seas of Java, Amboyna, and China. 



a. Adult. Amboj-na. From Mr. Frank's Collection. 



b. Half-grown. Amboyna and Ceram. From the Collection of 



Madame Ida Pfeiffer. 



c. Young. AmbojTia. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



d. Yoimg. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 



e. Young. From the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



25. Mesoprion uninotatus. 



? Sparus vennicularis, Bl. Schn. p. 275. 



? Salpa pui-purascons variegata, Catesb. pi. 17. f. 1. 



? Sparus syuagris, L. Gm. p. 1275 ; Bl. Schn. p. 274. 



Dipterodon plumieri, Lacep. iv. p. 107. 



Mesoprion uninotatus, Ciiv. ^- Val. ii. p. 479; Spix, Fische Brasil. 



pi. 05 ; Castelnaii, Anhn. nouv. ou rarcs de VAiner. du Sud, Poiss. 



p. 4 ; Guichen. in Ramon de la Sayra, Hist. Cuba, Poiss. p. 21. 



D.||. A.|. L. lat 47. L. transv. 8/16. Vert. 10/14. 



The height of the body is 3^ in the total length, and equal to the 

 length of the head ; the upper profile of the head straight, obliquely 

 descending, the lower nearly horizontal. Praeopcrculum serrated, 

 with a very conspicuous notch ; inter^erculum without knob. Cau- 

 dalis slightly emarginate, pectorals just reaching to the front end of 

 the anal fin. Bluish green, with shining golden longitudinal bands ; 

 a black lateral blotch. 



Caribbean Sea ; Coast of Brazil. 



a, h. Half-grown. Puerto Cabello. Purchased of Mr. Brandt. 



c. Fine specimen. Cuba. From the Collection of the Zoological 



Society. 



d, e. Adult and half-grown. St. Domingo. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 

 f-h. Adult : skins. Jamaica. From Dr. Parnell's Collection. 



i, Jc. Half-gro\vn : skins. Jamaica. From Dr. Parnell's Collection. 

 I. Adult : stuffed. West Indies. From Mr. Scrivener's Collection, 

 m. Half-grown : stuffed. West Indies. From Mr. Scrivener's Col- 

 lection. 

 n. Half-gro^v^l : stuffed : not good state. Bahia. 

 0. Adult: skeleton. West Indies. From the Haslar Collection. 

 p. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



Skeleton. — The skeleton of this species differs in the foUoAnng de- 

 tails from that of Afesojyrion r/risens. The canines of the upper jaw 

 are of moderate size, and there is one otlier pair only l)etween them ; 

 the outer series of the lower jaw is formed by conical teeth, of nearly 



