470 SPARID^, 



5. Pagnis major, 

 ChryBophrys major, Temm. 8f Schlefj. Faun. Jupoti. Poiss. p. 7L pi. 35. 

 D. ;|. A. |. L. lat. 55. L. transv. 7/15. 



The distance between the eyes equals their diameter, which is Ig 

 in the lengtjj of the snout. The prseorbital is 1 ^ as long as high ; a 

 slight protuberance before the upper anterior angle of the eye. Limb 

 of the prasopurculum naked. Dorsal spines moderate, slightly com- 

 pressed on one side : the fourth is the long-est ; the second anal spine 

 rather stronger, but not longer than the third, which is one-third of 

 the length of the head. Molars small, in two series, sometimes with 

 a third of rudimentary teeth. Unifprm reddish. 



Japanese and Chinese Seas. (West coast of Australia?) 



a. Adult: stuffed. China. Presented by J. K. Eeeves, Esq. 



b. Half- grown. China. 



c. Adult: stuffed. Japan. 



6. Pagrus tumifrons. 



Chiysophrys tumifrons, Tem7n, 8f Schleg. Faun. Japan. Poiss. p. 70. 

 pi. 34. 



D. ^. A.i. 



11 10 



Nape very gibbous, the profile of the head descending abruptly ; 

 the height of the body is 2| in the total length. Eye large ; the 

 cleft of the mouth wide, extending to below the eye. Dorsal spines 

 equal in strength, moderate ; the second and third anal spines nearly 

 t'qual. Uniform reddish. (Schleg.) 



Japanese Sea. 



B. Species with some of the dorsal spines flexible and elongate. 



7. Pagrus cardinalis. 



Sparus cardinalis, Laccp. iv. p. 141. 



Cnrysoplirys cardinalis, Cm: 8f Val. vi. p. 130; Faun. Japon. Poiss. 

 p. 09. pi. 33 ; Richardson, Ichth. China, p. 241. 



D. ^. A.^. 



10 9 



The height of the body is |ths of the total length ; a slight protu- 

 berance above the eyes. Molar teeth small, in two series, sometimes 

 with a third series of nidimcntary teeth. The first two dorsal 

 spines veiy prominent, but much shorti^r than the third and fourth, 

 which are elongate, filiform ; the second and tliird anal spines equal. 

 Reddish ; back covered Avith small greyish flecks. 



Chinese and Japanese Seas. 



a. Half-grown : stuffed : bad state. China. Presented by J. R. 

 Reeves, Esq. 



