298 PRISTIPOMATIDiE. 



21. Pristipoma catharinae. 

 Cuv. 4- Val. V. p. 269 ; Less. Voy. Coq. Zwl ii. p. 201. 



The height of the body is one-third of the total length. The mouth 

 is small. Praeoperculiim with rather stronger denticulations at the 

 angle. The dorsal fin notched, with strong and long spines, the 

 twelfth being longer than the two preceding ones. Caudalis emar- 

 ginate ; the second anal spine strong, longer than the third, which 

 equals in length the first ray. Ventral fins longer than pectorals, 

 with a long spine. Coloration uniform ; the fins brown, except the 

 pectorals. {Cuv.') 

 Coast of Brazil. 



22. Pristipoma rogerii. 

 Cuv. ^ Vol. V. p. 254. 



B. 7. D. j|. A. ■^. Csec. pylor. 5. 



The praeoperculum with the posterior margin vertical, and with 

 the angle rounded ; the foiu'th and fifth dorsal spines longest, one- 

 third of the greatest depth of the body. The anal spines very strong ; 

 the thii'd rather longer than the second, and nearly one-third the 

 depth of the body. Uniform silvery ; along the base of the spinous 

 dorsal brown and white spots ; on the soft portion brown spots only. 

 (Cuv.) 



Senegal. 



A rather doubtfid species, and perhaps identical with the following. 



23. Pristipoma bennettii. 



Pristipoma bennettii, Lowe, Trans. Zool. Soc. ii. p. 176; Valenc. m 

 Barker- Webb, Hist. Nat. lies Canar. Iclith. p. 26 ; Gnichen. Poiss. 

 in Explor. Alger, p. 44. 



Pristipoma ronchus, Valenc. I. c. p. 25. pi. 7. f. 2 ; Guichen. I. c. 



D.i^^ A.^. L.lat. 50-55. L. transv. ■^. Csec. pylor. 8. 

 Vert. 10/16. 



The height of tlie body nearly equals the length of the head, and 

 is 3| in the total ; the diameter of the eye is one-fourth of the latter, 

 and If in the length of the snout. The cleft of the mouth is mode- 

 rate, the upper maxillary not reaching to the vertical from the front 

 margin of the orbit. Praeoperculum with the posterior limb very 

 shghtly emarginate, and with rather coarser denticulations at the 

 angle. Dorsalis notched, and Avith the spines of moderate strength ; 

 the fourth is the longest, and 2i in the length of the head. Caudalis 

 emarginate ; the second anal spine stronger, but not longer than the 

 third, and rather shorter than the highest of the dorsal ; the length 

 of the pectoral is 4^ in the total. Coloration uniform ; sometimes a 

 greenish -black spot above the angle of the opercidum. 



Coast of Algiers ; Canary Islands ; St. Vincent's. 



