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587. (28.) Sen-anus guttatus. 



Bodianus guttatus, Block, Ich. t. 224. 



Serrauus guttatus, Day, Fish. India, p. 24, pi. vi, fig. 3, Sitppl. p. 782 

 (see synon.). 



D. 9/15-16. C. 17. L. r. 107/102. L. tr. 21/43. Caec. pyl. 8. 



Length of head 3 to 3|, height of body 3 to 3| in the total 

 length. Eyes diameter from 5 to 6| in length of head, 1| from 

 end of snout, and 1 apart. Vertical limb of preopercle rounded 

 and finely serrated, lower limb entire ; a few serrations on the 

 interopercle. Fins dorsal spines rather strong, increasing in 

 length to the fourth and fifth ; second anal spine strongest, and 

 slightly longer than the third : caudal rounded. Scales ctenoid. 

 Colour usually reddish brown, and mostly with darker vertical 

 bands'; head, body, and all the fins (except occasionally the 

 pectoral and ventral) covered with numerous small blue spots ; 

 dorsal, anal, and caudal with a fine white border. 



Hob. Eed Sea, East coast of Africa, seas of India to the Malay 

 Archipelago, China, Australia, and beyond. 



588. (29.) Serranus leopardus. 



Labrus leopardus, Lac6p. H. N. Poiss. in, p. 517, t. xxx, fig. 1. 

 Serranus leopardus, Day, Fish, India, p. 25, pi. vi, fig. 4, Suppl.. 

 p. 782 (see synon.). 



D. 9/13-15. A. 3/8-9. C. 17. L. r. (70/65)88/80. L.tr. 10/26. 



Length of head 3^, height of body 3 in the total length. Eyes 

 high up, diameter largest in the immature, from 5 to 6 in length 

 of head in adult, 1 to 1J from end of snout in adult, and nearly 

 1 apart. Vertical limb of preopercle rounded and very finely ser- 

 rated ; interopercle usually with a few fine serrations along its 

 posterior half. Fins dorsal spines strong, the fifth the longest, 

 but not equalling the length of the rays ; second anal spine the 

 strongest and slightly the longest ; caudal rounded. Scales rather 

 strongly ctenoid on the body, 8 rows between the lateral line and 

 the sixth dorsal spine. Colour varying, red or yellow pre- 

 dominating. The body whitish, covered with round or oval 

 red spots, which are extended over the dorsal, anal, and caudal 

 fins. A dark band passes from the eye to above the upper oper- 

 cular spine ; one or two black bands over the free portion of the 

 tail. Caudal generally with a white or blue spot at each of its 

 outer angles, and a triangular black baud, sometimes broken up or 

 even replaced by white, across its last third. 



Hob. Bed Sea, through those of India to China ; attaining to at 

 least 15^ inches in length. 



589. (30.) Serranus sonnerati. (Fig. 142.) 



Ilolocentrus sonnerat, Lac6p. H. N. Poiss. iv, p. 389. 

 Serranus sor.norati, Day, Fish. India, p. 25, pi. vii, fig. 1 (see 

 eynon.). 



