517 



687. (5.) Diagramma cinctnm. 



Diagramma cinctum, Temm. Sf Schley. Faun. Japon., Poiss. p. Gl, 

 pi. xx vi, fig. 1 ; Day, Fish. India, p. 81, pi. xxi, fig. 1 (seesynon.). 



B. vii. D. 12/16-17. P. 17. A. 3/7. L. 1. 56. L. tr. 14/20. 



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

 diameter 4| in length of head, 1| from end of snout, and 1 

 apart. Vertical margin of preopercle and shoulder-bone serrated. 

 Fins dorsal spines strong, increasing in length to the fourth and 

 fifth, then decreasing ; soft portions of dorsal and anal rounded. 

 Pectoral does not reach so far as the ventral ; second anal spine 

 much stronger and longer than the third ; caudal cut square. 

 Colour slaty grey, upper half of anterior and whole posterior 

 portion of body, with the vertical fins, covered with large black 

 blotches. Dorsal, caudal, and anal with black margins; ventral 

 nearly black ; pectoral yellow. 



Hob. Sind, where it is not uncommon, attaining to two feet in 

 length ; also China and Japan. 



088. (6.) Diagramma griseum. (Fig. 156.) 



Diagramma griseum, Cuv. # Val. H. N. Poiss. v, p. 306 ; Day, Fish. 

 India, p. 81, pi. xxi, fig. 2, Suppl. p. 785 (see synon.). 



B. vii. D. 11-12/18-21. P. 17. A.3/7-9. L.1.63. L.tr.13/26. C.pyl.9. 



Length of head 3| to 4, height of body 3 in the total length. 

 Eyes diameter from 3i in the young to 4 in length of head, 1| 

 from end of snout, and 1 apart. Vertical border of preopercle rather 

 strongly and evenly serrated, angle rounded and also serrated. 



Fig. 156. Diagramma griseum. 



Shoulder-bone serrated. Fins dorsal spines moderate, the third 

 or fourth highest. Pectoral about equal to ventral ; second anal 

 spine strongest and longest ; caudal slightly emarginate. Colour 

 uniform grey or olive-grey, with the fins nearly or quite black. In 



