of the Great Sea. Perch. 59.3 



scries only ; a rather small canine tooth on each side, in 

 Irunt of each jaw. Depth of body nearly equal to length of 

 head, one third total length. Snout once and two thirds 

 diameter of eye, which is six and a half times in length of 

 head and once and two thirds in interorbital width ; lower 

 jaw projecting ; maxiUary extending to below the posterior 

 border of the eye, the width of its distal extremity nearly 

 equalHng the diameter of the eye ; prseoperculum slightly 

 ]noduced at the angle, which is armed with feebly enlarged 

 f^errsB ; suboperculum and interoperculum serrated; opercular 

 spines strong, proceeding from three distinct ridges, middle 

 spine nearer lower than u|)per, lower a little further back 

 than uj)per; opercular flap acutely pointed; head covered 

 with ctenoid scales, including the maxiUary. 14 gill-rakers 

 on lower part of anterior arch, the longest half the diameter 

 (.if the eye. Dorsal XI 1-4, originating above base of 

 pectoral ; third spine longest, one third length of head, a 

 little shorter than longest soft rays. Anal III 8 ; second and 

 third spines equal, one fourth length of head, half length of 

 soft rays. Pectoral a little more than half length of head. 

 Ventral shorter, widely separated from vent. Caudal rounded, 

 fc'cales 145^, all with strongly denticulate edge; lateral 

 line 95. Pinkish brown, without any markings, except a 

 very indistinct dark streak from the eye to the angle of the 

 pra^operculum ; fins dark purplish bro"" *, *^'e base, blackish 

 at the end, the tips of the pectoral, Yr^"^^" '^''^f^iiudal fius 

 white. Iris pale golden. '"vs*'^. ^. 



Measurements : — 



mm. 



Total length 1260 



Greatest depth of body 350 



Leijgth of head 380 



Width of head 210 



Diameter of eye 52 



luterorbital width 85 



Third dorsal spine 1 20 



Eleventh dorsal spine 75 



Longest soft ray of dorsal 150 



Third anal spine 70 



Longest soft ray of anal 140 



Length of pectoral 200 



,, ventral 100 



„ caudal 190 



The specimen agrees very closely with Capellu^s figure, 

 and there cannot be the least doubt as to the correctness of 

 its identification. 



