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FORSKAL'S HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Forskalii. H. ruber, fasciis transversis] latls sub- 



albidis quaternis. 



Red Holocentrus, with four broad transverse whitish bands. 

 Perca fasciata. Lin, GmeL 



SIZE considerable: scales small: head large: eyes 

 large, with two longitudinal furrows between them : 

 pectoral fins slightly pedunculated, and almost con- 

 nected by a membrane. Native of the Red Sea : 

 observed by Forskal. 



TAUVIN HOLOCENTRUS. 



Hoiocentrus Tauvinus. H. lineari-oblongus fuscm, guttis fer- 



rugineo-mgris . 



Linear-oblong Holocentrus, with blackish-ferruginous spots, 

 Perca Tauvina. Lin. Gmel. 



HEAD cuneated and sloping: lips obtuse: the 

 upper retractile : scales small : fins dusky ferrugin- 

 ous, with darker-coloured spots. Native of the 

 Arabian seas. 



ONGO HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Ongo. //. fuscus, corpore maculis elongatis tram- 

 versim notato, pinnis dorsali caudali analiquejiavo-guttatis. 



Brown Holocentrus, with the body marked transversely by 

 elongated spots, and the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins spotted 

 with yellow. 



Holocentrus Ongo. Block , 



NATIVE of Japan where it is known by the name 

 of Ongo. 



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