184 CLASS XIV. 



Mauritius as far as New Guinea; this species becomes lo" long; — Synan- 

 ceia elongata Cuv., a species, not yet figured, also from the Indian Ocean, 

 becomes only 3 or 4" long and has a much smaller head than the other 

 species. 



Pelor Cuv. Teeth crowded, minute in jaws and vomer. 

 Mouth directed obliquely upwards. Orbits pedunculate. Spines of 

 dorsal fin elongate. Two free rays under pectoral fins. Other 

 characters almost those of the preceding genus. 



Sp. Pelor ohscurum Cuv., ScorjJwna didactyla Pall., Spic. Zool. vii. Tab. 4, 

 from the Southern Pacific; — Pelor japonicum Gw., Cuv. e< Val. Poiss. iv. 

 PI. 93, and better Faun, japan. Pise. Tab. 18, fig. 2, &c. Species from 

 the western hemisphere of this as well as of the preceding genus are 

 unknown hitherto. 



Apistus Cuv. Head compressed, aculeate. Teeth small, tliin, 

 crowded in jaws and vomer ; palatine teeth in some, in others (sub- 

 genus Minous Cuv.) none. Branchiostegous membrane with 5 — 7 

 rays. Branchiae three and a half (Muell.). Suborbital bone and 

 prseoperculum armed with a very strong erectile spine. Body in 

 some naked, in others scaly. Dorsal fin extending from head to- 

 wards the point of tail. Free rays under the pectoral fins. 



Sp. Aphtus tracMnoides Cuv., Cuv. et Val. Poiss. iii. PI. 92, fig. i, Indian 

 Sea at 3&v&;—Ap)istus marmoratus Cuv., R. Ani., ed. ill., Poiss. PI. 24, 

 fig. 3. East Indies at Timor; this species is without scales, &c. All the 

 species are from the Eastern Hemisphere; small fishes from 2" to 4" long. 



Agriopus Cuv. Body compressed, covered by skin naked, 

 smooth or rough. Head in front of eyes descending almost strait 

 to the small mouth. Teeth crowded, slender, in jaws, sometimes 

 also in vomer. Branchiostegous membrane with five rays. Dorsal 

 fin long, high anteriorly, beginning above the eyes or shortly be- 

 hind the eyes and produced to the point of tail. Soft rays of fins 

 not branched. 



Sp. Agriopus torvus Cuv., Blennius torvus Gronov; — Agriopus verrucosus 

 Cuv., Cuv. et Val. Poiss. iii. PI. 91 ; both from the Cape of Good Hope. 

 — Agropus peruvianus Cuv. E. Ani., ed. ill., Poiss. PI. 25, fig. i. 



Hap)loactis Schleg. Dorsal fin higher posteriorly. Ventral 

 fins triradiate. Pr^eoperculum armed with several spines. Remain- 

 ing characters nearly those of the preceding genus. 



Sp. Haploactis cottoides nob.. Faun. Japon. Pise. Tab. 22, figs. 3, 4 ; a small 

 fish about 3" long. 



