458 FISHES. ACANTHOPTERVGH. 



numerous, crowded; preoperculum slightly dentated; six large 

 pores under the lower jaw. 



D. vulgaris. (A. diagramma, Bloch.) Body compressed, whitish, with 

 brown longitudinal bands and spots ; pectoral, ventral, and anal 

 fins brown, those of the back and tail black and white. 1 foot 

 long. Inhabits Indian seas. Bloch, pi. 320. 



D. Orientalis, Cuv. Body fulvous ; dorsal, anal, and caudal fins va- 

 riegated with blackish brown ; twelve spinous rays in the dorsal 

 fin. 4 inches long. Inhabits Japanese seas Block, pi. 326, fig. 3. 



Gen. 53. CHEILODACTYLUS, Lacep. 



Body and tail compressed ; upper lip double and extensible ; 

 last rays of the pectoralfins prolonged beyond the uniting mem- 

 brane ; one dorsal fin ; preoperculum without dentations, and 

 teeth small and crowded. 



C. fasciatus, Lacep. With seven brown bands on the body and five 

 on the caudal fin. Inhabits Indian seas. Lacep. v. pi. 1. fig. 1. 



Gen. 54. MICROPTERUS, Lacep. 



Mouth cleft ; teeth crowded ; a flat spine at the operculum ; last 

 soft rays of the dorsal fin detached, and forming a small se- 

 parate fin. 



M. Dolomieui, Lacep. Ten spinous rays and seven jointed ones in 

 the first part of the dorsal fin, four in the second ; caudal fin lu- 

 nated. Lacep, iv. pi. 3. 



Gen. 55. GRAMMISTES, Cuv. 



Mouth cleft; teeth crowded; scales scarcely perceptible, with two 

 or three spines at the preoperculi and as many at the operculi ; 

 no spine at the anal fin. 



G. Orienlalis, Schn Scba, iii. pi. 27, fig. 5. 



Gen. 56. PRIACANTHUS, Cuv. Anthias, Bloch. 



Body covered with rough scales to the point of the snout ; lower 

 jaw projecting; mouth obliquely directed upwards; teeth crowd- 

 ed ; preoperculum dentated, and terminated towards the base 

 by a dentated spine. 



P. macrophthalmus, Cuv. Eyes very large ; back deep yellow, lighter 

 on the sides, and shading to white on the belly ; pectoral and ven- 

 tral fins red ; base of the dorsal and anal fins bluish, with the ex- 

 tremities yellow ; tail yellow, bordered with blue. Inhabits Ja- 

 panese seas. Block, pi. 319. 



Gen. 57. POLYPRION, Cuv. 



Body and head covered with hard ciliated scales; numerous 

 dentations on the head, and a strong scale on the shoulder 

 bone ; a dentated ridge under the operculum ; spine of the 

 ventral fins serrated; teeth crowded, very small, in both 

 jaws, the vomer, the palate, and base of the tongue, 



