432 sparid.t:. 



1 . Tephraeops richardsoni. 



Crenidens tephraeops, Richards. Voy. Ereb. Sc Terr., Fishes, p. 69. 

 pi. 41. f. 1. 



13 11 



In front of the jaws a single series of tricuspid teeth, separated 

 from the broad posterior band of smaller pnes by a groove ; anal fin 

 rather elevated, the second ray being four-fifths of the length of 

 the head. Uniform blackish. » 



King George's Sound. 



a. Eleven inches long : stuffed. King George's Sound. — Type of 

 the species. 



2. Tephraeops zebra. 



Crenidous zebra, Richards. I. c. p. 70. 



Nine blackish-brown bars descending from the back. 

 Known from a drawing only. 

 King George's Sound. 



12. GYMNOCROTAPHUS*. 



In both jaws a series of broad, lanceolate incisors, behind which 

 is a band of cardiform teeth. No molars. Cheeks naked. Opercles 

 scaly. Six branchiostegals. Ten dorsal spines. The vertical fins 

 partly covered with scales. Scales of moderate size. 



Cape Seas. 



1. Gyinnocrotaphus curvidens. (Plate XXTI.) 



B. 6. D. J^. A. -p^. L. lat. 65. L. transv. 0/18. 



The height of the body is about one-third of the total length. 

 Cape Seas. 



a. Thirteen inches long: stuffed. Cape Seas. Presented by Sir 

 A. Smith. 



Description of the specimen. — The fish is somewhat similar to 

 Canthctrus in general appearance. The body is rather elevated, its 

 greatest height above the ventrals being nearly one-third of the 

 total length. The length of the head is one-fourth of the total. 

 The space between the eyes is rather convex and broad, its width 

 being 2| in the length of the head. All the snout, the cheek, and 

 the procoperculum are completely naked, and the scales of the neck 

 do not extend on between the eyes. The snout is of moderate length. 

 The eye is situated high up the sides, and its diametei- is 5i in the 

 length of the head. The nostrils are before the upper angle of the 



* From yv^i'tis naked, nnd icporn^os check. 



