PEHC1D.E. 461 



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

 length. Eyes diameter 3 to 5 in the length of head, f from end 

 of snout, and 1 apart. Vertical limb of preopercle with three spiny 

 denticulations on its border, the upper the smallest ; some indistinct 

 ones along the lower limb. Three spines on opercle. Fins third 

 dorsal spine the longest ; soft dorsal, anal, and caudal rounded. 

 Colour deep chestnut-brown, with three milk-white longitudinal 

 bands from the head along the body, the inferior ceasing opposite 

 the posterior end of the base of the anal fin. A white median band 

 from the snout to the base of the dorsal fin. In some specimens 

 there are six or more white longitudinal lines along either side of 

 the body. 



Hob. Eed Sea, to the Malay Archipelago and beyond. An 

 example 13| inches long was sent from Madras in 1883. 

 



593. (2.) Grammistes punctatus. 



Grammistes punctatus, Cuv. fy Vol. vi, p. 504; Day, Fish. India, 

 Suppl. 1888, p. 782 (see synon.). 



B. vii. D. 7 | 1/12. P. 16. V. 1/5. A. 11. C. 17. 



Length of head 3^-, height of body 4 in the total length. Eyes 

 high up, diameter 5^ in the length of the head, about ^ apart. 

 Lower jaw the longer. Vertical limb of preopercle with spiny den- 

 ticulations ; three spines on opercle. A barbel rather longer than 

 one diameter of the eye at the symphysis of the lower jaw. 

 Colour greyish brown, with small white dots. 



Hub. Madras, to the Malay Archipelago and beyond ; seems to 

 be rare on the coasts of India. 



6. Genus MYRIODON, Barneville. 

 Syn. Centroffenys, Richardson. 



Branchiostegals seven. Villiform teeth on jaws, vomer, and 

 palatine bones ; none on the tongue. Opercle spined ; preopercle 

 serrated and with forwardly directed spines along its lower border. 

 A single dorsal fin, with from 12 to 14 spines ; anal with three. 

 Scales of moderate size. 



594. (1.) Myriodon waigiensis. (Fig. 145.) 



Scorpsena waigiensis, Quoy $ Gaim. Voy. Uranie et Phys., Zool. 



p. 324, pi. Iviii, fig. 1. 



Sebastes stoliczkae, Day, Fish.-India, p. 148, pi. xxxvi, fig. 1. 

 Myriodon waigiensis, Day, Fish. India, p. 747 (see synon.). 



D. 14/10. P. 14. A. 3/6. C. 16. L. 1. 35. L. tr. 5/14. 



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

 Eyes diameter 3| in length of head, $ from end of snout and also 

 apart. A nasal tentacle. Ftns dorsal spines strong and rather 



