HOLOCENTRUS. IIOLOCENTRUS. 



Generic Character. 



HabitUs generis Perc'ae. s 

 per cula squamosa, serrata, 



aculeata, 

 Squama (pluribus) durae, 



asperae. 



Habit of the genus Perca. 

 Gill-covers scaly, serrated, 



and aculeatcd. 

 Scales (in most species) hard 



and rough. 



With forked or lunated tail. 



SOGO HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Sogo. H. rubro-argenteus, lineis utrinque longi* 



tudinalibusflatis. 

 Silvery red Holocentrus,, with longitudinal yellow lines on each 



side. 

 Holocentrus Sogo. Block. 



A 



HIGHLY beautiful species : general length 

 about a foot : habit somewhat resembling that -of 

 a Carp, but of a squarer form, growing suddenly 

 slender near the tail : eyes very large and gold- 

 coloured : scales large and denticulated at the 

 edges : tail very much forked. Native of the Me- 

 diterranean, Indian, and American seas, and con- 

 sidered as an excellent fish for the table. 



