FISHES. 303 



94. LUTJANUS. L. Lutjanus of BLOCK. From this 

 genus having the opercle plain and the preopercle denticu- 

 lated, there have been separated the following genera : 1 . 

 Diacope (Holocentrus bengalcnsis). %. Cirrhites (C. ta- 

 chete of LACEPEDE). 



95. BODIANUS. Preopercle plain, and the opercle spin- 

 ous. B. guttatus. 



96. SERRANUS. Preopercle denticulated, and the oper- 

 cle spinous. Holocentrus gig as. 



97. PLECTROPOMA. Base of the preopercle, with spines 

 directed anteriorly. Holocentrus calcarifer. 



(B.) Teeth thick set and fine. 



98. CANTHARUS. Mouth narrow, teeth in bands. Spa- 

 rus camharus. The following genera have likewise been 

 instituted in this group : 99. CICHLA (C. ocellaris). 100. 

 PRISTOPOMA (Lutjanus hasta). 101. SCOLOPIS. (New sp. 

 Cuv.). 102. DIAGRAMMA (Antkias diagramma of BLOCK). 

 103. CHEILODACTYLA (C.fasciata). 104. MICROPTERA (M. 

 Dolomieu). 105. GRAMISTES (G. orientalis). 106. PRIA- 

 CANTHES (P. macrophthalmus). 107. POLYPRION (P.ameri- 

 canus). 108. HELOCENTRUS (H. sago). 109. ACERINA 

 (Perca cernud). 110. STELLIFER (Bodianus stellifer). 

 111. SCORP.ENA. This genus has been subdivided into, 

 1. Scorpaena (S. porous), %. Synanceia (S. horrida), 3. 

 Ptcrea (S. volitam), 4. Taenianotus (T. triacanthus). 



b. Percaidec. Dorsal fins separate. 



(A.) Head without armature. Dorsal fins widely sepa- 

 rated. The following genera belong to this group : 112. 

 ATHERINA (A. Jiepsetvs). 113. SPHYR.ENA (Esox spliy- 

 raena). 114. PARALEPIS (Coregonus paralepis of Risso, 

 MS.). 115. MULLUS (M. barbatus). 116. POMATOMUS 

 (P. teliscopm, llisso, Ich. p. 301, Tab. ix. f. 31.). 117, 

 MUGIL (M. cephalus). 



