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3rd. Plate 2S. bis. Fig. 1. — M.kna vomkrina, Cuv. ; A new species from the 



Mediterranean. . . . .118 



Fig. 2. — Boops vuLGARts, Cuv. . . . . 117 



Fig. 3.— Apharecs cbri-lkscens, Cuv.* . .119 



Fig. 4. — Ajlragment of the intermaxillary jaw of a Daurades, 



with the Molars detached ; Chrysophys auratus, Cuv. 1 15 

 Fig. 5. — The superior intermaxillary jaw of a Sar^uj. a. The 



incisors; b. The germ of an incisor tooth ; c. The molars. 115 



Plate 28. ter. Fig. I.—Latilus DonATUsf . . . .112 



Fig. 2. — Cheilodactylus zonatus, Cuv. . . 112 



Fig. 3.— M.tCQUARiA AusxBALASi£,:J Cuv. . . 112 



2nd. Plate 28. ter. Fig. 1. — Apsills fuscus, Cuv. (The Brown Apsilui)^ . 93 

 Fig. 2. — Ch.etodon strigatus, Langsd. . . 120 



Fig. 3. — Ch^etodon reticllatus . . . 120 



Plate 28. quar. Fig. 1. — Centrarchus sparoides ; Labrus sparoides, Lacep. 94 



Fig. 2 — Kypticls arenatus, Cuv. and Val. . . 92 



Fig. 3. — Cirrhitks fasciatus (The Ba7ided Ctrrhite). A 



new species very nearly allied to the Cirrh. aprinus. 93 



2nd. Plate 28. quar. Fig. 1. — T;ENIanotus triacanthvs, Lacep, For another 



view, see pi. 25, fig. 3 . . . 105 



Fig. 2. — Apistus trachinoidesD . . . 136 



• Labre fourche et Caranxomore Sacrestin of Lacep. A fish of the family Menides 

 but not classed by Cuvier; its place should be after the Gerries. 



t A new species brought by MM. Quoy and Gaimard from the Isle of France. 

 It is a neighbouring species to the Cheilodactylus zonatus. 



X A new species discovered in Macquarie River, New Holland. It approaches 

 closely to the Latilus doliatus and the Coryphene chinoise, Lacep. 



^ It is a new species found by MM. Quoy and Gaimard during their second 

 voyage, and closely approximates to the Grystes Macquariensis. 



II This is one of the most remarkable among all the little Apistes. It was sent 

 from Java by Messers Kuhl and Van Hasselt. The three first thorny rays of its 

 dorsal, placed on the neck, are so distant from the others, and the membrane that 

 unites them to the rest of the fin is so low, that they form, it may be said, a distinct 

 fin, so that at the first glance we are inclined to take the fish for a Trachinus ; 

 but we are quickly undeceived when we remark that the rays following are also 

 thorny, on almost the whole length of the dorsal; in short its figure is nearly that 

 of the Scorpeena scrofa. The head resembles that of a Scorpsena ; the profile scarcely 

 descending at all. The eyes of middling size, are separated by an interval of 

 double their diameter ; the lower jaw ascends obliquely to meet the other : 

 there are soft teeth in the jaws, before the vomer, and in the palate ; the orbit 

 and the cranium have only slight bones without points. The under anterior 

 orbital has two sharp points, of which the upper, rather longer than the other, 

 does not go beyond the under part of the middle of the orbit. The great sub-orbital 

 is only marked by some projecting wrinkles. The preoperculum is rounded, has a 

 very short spine, followed by three small flat teeth ; the operculum has two bones and 

 two little points : there are only six rays to the gills, the membrane of which is much 

 sloped. The first dorsal spine ascends above the edge of the preoperculum, and the 

 two following proceed almost from the same points; the fourth is on the anterior 

 third of the pectoral ; the fifth and last on the anterior third of the anal ; all are 

 straight, very .strong, and nearly uniform. The end ef the dorsal is only composed 

 of four branchial rays, of which the fourth is attached above the tail the whole of its 

 length, without, however, quite extending to the caudal. The anal has three spines, 

 and also four branchial rays, of which the last attaches itself like that of the dorsal, 



