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them, and about one-fourth of the longm of the head. The anterior 

 teeth broad, lanceolate. There are about eleven series of scales be- 

 tween the proeorbital and the prseopercular limb, Avhich is covered 

 with scales. The dorsal spines moderate and rather short ; the 

 fourth one-third of the length of the head. The anal spines of mo- 

 derate size. Uniform brownish. 

 Cape Seas. 



a. Adult : stuffed. Cape Seas. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



b. Adult : skin. False Bay. 



c. Adult: skin. From Gronov's Collection. 



0. Canthanis grandoculis. 



Cm\ 4" Vnl. vi. p. 341 ; Cuv. Rh(]ne Anim. III. Poiss. pi. 35. f. 3. 

 T) i^ A i- 



Nape of the neck slightly concave ; the greatest depth of the body 

 is below the posterior dorsal spines, where it is contained three times 

 in the total length. Pra^orbital withoiit notch. The diameter of 

 the eye is 2^ in the length of the head. Four series of scales on the 

 prfcoperculum. Spines of the fins strong. Greenish ; dorsal spotted 

 with violet ; ventrals blackish. {Vol.) 



Seychelles. 



I very much doubt whether the three following species, referred 

 by Valenciennes to Canthartts, really belong to this genus or to this 

 family at all. 



7. Cantharus caeruleus. 

 Ctiv. Sf Val vi. p. 342. 



^^- To- ^- lo- 



Body ovate, obtuse in front ; praeorbital without notch, caudal 

 forked. The soft portion of the dorsal and anal fins elongate. 

 Bluish ; a bluish streak from the muzzle to the orbit. ( Val.) 



Sea of Guam (Mariannes). 



8. Cantharus maculatus. 



Cuv. l<f Val. vi. p. 343. 



D. -. A. -. 



Body ovate, elongate ; snout obtuse ; prscorbital narrow, without 

 notch. The spinous dorsal low, the soft and the anal fin high ; 

 caudal slightly forked. Red, with three series of irregular, rounded, 

 white spots ; fins brown, the caudal and the margin of the soft dorsal 

 5'ellow. {Val.) 



Indian Ocean. 



