16. STNAGRIS. 373 



12. Dentex midtideiis. 



Cuv. <5- Val. vi. p. 238. 



B.'A A.i-. 

 n 9 



Eight or ten canine-like teeth in the outer series of each of the 

 jaws. The last rays of the dorsal and anal fins elongate ; the spine 

 of the ventral compressed, very broad, and nearly as long as the 

 rays. Praeorbital narrow and elongate. Pectoral very long. Uni- 

 form red. (Val.) 



Red Sea. 



This species, imperfectly described by Valenciennes, perhaps should 

 be referred to Pentapiis. 



13. Dentez hasta. 

 Cuv. 9f Val. vi. p. 255. 



B.6. D.ii. A.|. 



Dorsal spines, and especially those of the anal, strong ; prieoper- 

 culum slightly ciliated, its limb scaleless. Si& stout canine teeth in 

 each of the jaws. The height of the body one-third of the total 

 length. Coloration uniform. ( Val.) 



Coast of Malabar. 



16. SYNAGRIS*. 



Dentex, sp., Cuv. B^gne Amm. ; Cuv. ^ Val. vi. p. 212. 



Form of the body rather elongate; eye moderate; cleft of the 

 mouth more or less horizontal, wJth the jaws nearly equal. One 

 continuous dorsal with the number j ; anal fin =^ ; spines feeble. 

 Caudalis deeply forked. Canine teeth, at least in the upper jaw. 

 Infraorbital arch entire ; preeopercxilum entire, or with very indi- 

 stinct serrature, with three series of scales; operculum without 

 prominent spine. Six branchiostegals. Scales moderate, ciliated. 

 Pseudobranchiae. Swim-bladder with a notch posteriorly. Pyloric 

 appendages in small number. 



From the Red Sea, through all the East Indian Seas, into the 

 Pacific. [One species from the Surinam coast.] 



1. Synagris furcosus. 



Dentex furcosus, Cuv. Sf Val. vi. p. 244. 



D. ^. A., -i. L. lat. 48-50. L. transv. 4/14. 

 The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 



* 1. Dentex marginatus, Ctcv. Sf Val. vi. p. 245. — East Indies. 



2. tambuloides, Bleek. Batav. p. 465. — Batavia. 



3. tolu, Cuv. Sf Val. vi. p. 249 ; Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiii. Spar. 



p. 13. — Batavia. 



4. Coryphsena striata, Block. — Dentex striatus, Cuv. ^ Val. vi. p. 252. — 



Tranquebar. 



5. Dentex mesoprion, Bleek. Sumatra, ii. p. 13. — Sumatra. 



G. ruber, Ciiv. ^- Val. vi. p. 245 ; Less. Voy. Coq. Zool. Poias. p. 187. 



pi. 31. f. 2; Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxiii. Spar. p. 12.— East Indies. 



