376 PEISTIPOMATIDiE. 



1^ in the diameter of the eye. Six or eight canine teeth in each 

 jaw. Scales of the praeoperculum arranged in three series. Dorsal 

 spines slender, about half the height of the body ; caudal fin deeply 

 forked, with the upper lobe longer. The third anal spiae longe'st, 

 much shorter than the soft portion of the fin ; the posterior anal ray 

 shortest. Rose-coloured, without any bands. (Bl.) 

 Sea of Macassar. 



7. Synagris metopias. 



Dentex metopias, Bleek. Act. Soe. Nedet'l. ii., Ambotna, p. 51. 

 D. ^. A. |-. L. lat. 48-50. 



The height of the body is 4|- in the total length (without caudal 

 fin), the length of the head 3f ; the diameter of the eye is 2| in the 

 latter, and much longer than the snout ; the height of the praeorbital 

 is less than one-half the width of the orbit (above the angle of the 

 mouth) ; the upper maxillary reaches to below the anterior half of the 

 eye ; praeoperculum with denticulations. The soft portion of the dorsal 

 scarcely higher than the spinous ; the first ventral ray produced into 

 a filament ; the upper caudal lobe longer than the lower. Uniform 

 rose-coloured. (Bl.) 



Sea of Amboyna. 



8. Synagris hexodon. 



Dentex hexodon, Quoy ^ Gaim. Voy. Freyc, Poiss. p. 8Q1 ; Cuv. Sf Val. 

 vi. p. 243. 



D. ^. A. \. L. lat. 45. 



Scales of the cheeks larger than those of the body ; six canines in 

 each jaw ; the dorsal spines feeble, and lower than the soft portion 

 of the fin. Body elongate. Uniform rose-coloured, silvery beneath. 

 {Val.) 



A rather doubtful species, from the Sea of Timor. 



9. Synagris peronii. 

 Dentex peronii, Cuv. 8^ Val. vi. p. 245. pi. 154. 

 D. ^. A. |. L. lat. 65. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is 4^ in 

 the total length. CaudaUs deeply forked, covered with scales. The 

 posterior rays of the dorsal and anal fins not elongate ; the third anal 

 spine longer than the second. Rose-coloured. ( Val.) 



Molucca Sea. 



10. Synagris variabilis. 



Dentex variabilis, ( Ehretibery) Cuv. ^ Val. vi. p. 241. 

 fasciolatus, {Ehrenberq) Cuv. 8f Val. vi. p. 242. 



D.f A.|. 



Dorsal fin rather low. Silvery ; body and vertical fins marbled 

 with brownish. ( Val.) 

 Red. Sea. 



