372 PBISTIPOMATID^. 



0. Dentex ^seus. 



Dftntex griseus, Temm. 8f Schley. Faun. Jupon. Poiss. p. 72. pi. 36 5 



Blocker, Sumatra, iv. p. 80, and Verhand. Batav. Genootach. xxvi. 



JapuH, p. 88. 

 Dt-ntex lethrinoidfts, Bfeek. Java, i. p. 102, and Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiii. 



Spar. p. 11. 

 Lobotes microprion, Bleek. Natuurk. Tyihchr. Nederl. Ind. ii. p. 174 



(young). 



B. 6. D. L". A. ^. L. lat. 50. 



The height of the body is 2|-3| in the total length, the length of 

 the head four times. The snout is rather longer than the eye ; the 

 prseorbital is large, about half as high as the eye, and scaleless, like 

 the margin of the praeoperculum ; there are four rows of scales be- 

 tween the prseorbital and the angle of the pi*a3operculum. Six canine 

 teeth in the upper jaw. Spines of the fins moderate : the fourth of 

 the dorsal longest, one-third of the height of the body ; the third of 

 the anal fin much longer than the second. CaudaUs emarginate. 

 Uniform rose-coloured, the dorsal and anal fins marbled with darker ; 

 young specimens with seven brownish cross-bands. 



Seas of Japan, Java, and Sumatra. 



«. Adult : stuffed : not good state. Japan. 



10. Dentez microdon. 

 Bteeker, Celebes, i. p. 219. 



B. 6. D.J?. A.f^. L. lat. 50. 



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

 head 4^ ; the diameter of the eye is one-third of the latter, and 

 equal to the length of the snout. The height of the pneorbital is 1| 

 in the diameter of the eye ; the upper maxillary does not extend to 

 the vertical from the anterior margin of the orbit. No canine teeth. 

 There are four series of scales between the pra;orbital and the mar- 

 gin of the praeoperculum. Dorsal spines slender ; the third, fourth, 

 and fifth longest, one-third of the height of the body ; the 'third 

 anal spine longest. Caudalis deeply forked. Greenish ; a black streak 

 from the eye to the interoperculum. {Bl.) 



Sea of Bulucomba (Celebes). 



11. Dentex rivulatris. 

 Riipp. N. TV. Fische, p. 116. taf. 29. f. 2 (not Benn.). 



D. 12. A. ^. 



9* 10 



The height of the body is three times in the total length, the 

 length of the head 3| ; the eye is one-third of the latter. There are 

 four series of scales on the praeoperculum. Canines in both jaws ; on 

 the sides a series of conical teeth. Spines of the fins^ moderate; 

 caudalis forked ; the third anal spine longest. Greenish ; sides of 

 the head with blue Avavcd lines. {Riipp.) 



Kcd Sea. 



