534 Mr. J. R. Norman on 



and Ij in interorhital widtli. Anterior profile steep and 

 nearly straight. Snout and intcrorhital space naked. Pne- 

 orbital deeper than eye; distance fioni eye to end of 

 maxillary 3^ in length of head. Anterior teeth acute, uith 

 10-12 small canines in eacli jaw. Lateral teeth in three 

 rows in upper jaw, the outer obtusely conical, the others 

 molariform ; two rows in lower jaw. Maxillary scarcely 

 reaching vertical from anterior margin of eye. Six short 

 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal XII 12; 

 third spine longest, nearly ^ length of head ; first soft ray 

 ^ length of head. Anal III 10; third spine longest, equal 

 to diameter of eye, shorter than soft rays. Pectoral longer 

 than head, almost reaching origin of anal. Pelvics § length 

 of head. Caudal forked. 47 scales in lateral line, 6 from 

 origin of dorsal to lateral line. Greyish silvery; a silvery 

 streak below the eye ; fins pale, spinous dorsal with dark edge ; 

 a dark spot superiorly in axil of pectoral. 

 A single specimen, 200 mm. in total length. 



Upeneus parvus, Poey. 



Depth of body 4f to 5 in the length, length of head 3§ to 

 3j. Snout slightly longer than diameter of eye, which is 

 3^ to 3§ in length of head. luterorbital region flattish, its 

 width equal to diameter of eye. Lower jaw slightly the 

 shorter; maxillary reaching to beloAV anterior third of eye. 

 Teeth very small, conical, in two series anteriorly and a 

 single series laterally. Barbels reaching angle of prse- 

 operculum when laid back. Gill-rakers slender, about 

 18 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal VII, I 7-8; 

 spines slender, first longest, ? length of head and l^ longest 

 soft rays. Anal II G; longest soft rays equal to those of 

 second dorsal. Pect(;ral § length of head, barely reaching 

 beyond tips of pelvics. Caudal deeply forked. Brownish 

 above, fading to Avhite below ; a yellowish longitudinal band 

 along the side; fins ])ale, caudal -with three or four dark 

 oblique bars on each lobe. 



Three specimens, 70-UO mm. in total length. 



CentrochkoiMis, gen. nov. 



(Type, GlypJtidoilun ruJis, Poey.) 



Agrees closely witli Glyphidodon, but is distinguished by 

 having the pra'operculum coarsely serrated. 



