3o2 pnrsTiroMATiD.i;. 



This species appears to be very similar to Gcrres ^(/uamipinnis ; 

 but the latter has the caudal fin so thickly covered with scales, that 

 I do not believe that fileeker would have omitted so conspicuous u 

 character if it were also present in G. acinaces. 



15. Genres kapas. 



Bleeker, Rmiw, p. 482. 



D. ^. A. ^. L. lat. 32. 



10 / 



The height of the body is 3i-3^ in the total length. The spines 

 of the fins slender ; the second and third of the dorsal fin one-half 

 of the height of the body ; the second and third of the anal not longer 

 than the rays, and contained three or four times in the height of the 

 body. Silvery: above greyish ; the spinous dorsal black-edged. (BJ.) 

 Sea of Batavia. 



10. Gerres aprion. 

 Cuv. Sc Vul. vi. p. 4H1. 

 D. ^. A. y. L. lat. 45. L. transv. 6/10. Ciec. pylor. 3. 



The height of the body is one- third of the total length (Avithout 

 caudal fin). Prseorbital and prseoperculum entire, the latter vnx\\ 

 the angle slightly rounded. The groove for the processes of the in- 

 termaxillaries extends to the vertical from the centre of the ej^e, is 

 elongate, and entirely free of scales. The snout is slightly longei- 

 than the diameter of the eye, which exceeds the width of the head 

 between the eyes. The spines of the fins moderate ; the second of 

 the dorsal is longer than one-half of the length of the head, and 

 nearly twice as long as the second of the anal. Silvery : a deep- 

 black spot at the top of the dorsal fin ; the upper part of the snout 

 blackish brown. 



Atlantic coasts of Tropical America. 



a. Fine specimen. S. Domingo. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 



h. Half-grown. S. Domingo. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 



c-h. Adult, half-grown, and young: skins. Jamaica. From Dr. 



Parnell's Collection. 

 i-l. Adult : bad state. West Indies. 

 m. Half-gro\\Ti : skin : bad state. West Indies. Purchased of Mr. 



Scrivener. 

 n. Adult. South America. Presented by Lord Stuart. 

 0. A(nilt. South America. Presented by Loi'd Stuart. 

 p. Half-grown. 

 (j. Half-grown. 

 r. Half-grown. 

 s. Adult: skin. 



1 7. Gerres oyena. 



Labrus oyena, Forsh. p. .35: lil. Srfin. p. 245: Larq). iii. p. 40.3. 

 Sparus erythrurus, lil. (ab. 201 (very bad). 

 Cichla ervtluiua, Jil. Sclin. p. ;').30. 



