114 SEEEANID.E. 



(jvamnihtes sercus, Blocli, Schneid. Syst.Iclitliyol. i. p. 185 (1801). 



Coins trivittatus. Hum. Buch. Fish. Ganges, p. 92 (1822). 



Therapon thnor'iensis, Quoy & Gaim. Voy. Uran. & Physic, Zool. p. 311 (1824). 



Therapon servus, Cuv. & Val. Hist. Poiss. iii. p. 125 (1829), and vii. p. 479(1831) ; 



Riipp. N. Wirbelth. Abyss., Fische, p. 95 (1840) ; Giinth. Cut. Fish. i. 



p. 278 (18.59) ; Peters, Reise Mossainb. iv. p. 10 (18G8) ; Bleok. Atl. Ichthyol. 



vii. p. 112, pi. xxxiv. fig. 2 (1875) ; Giinth. Fische Sudsee, p. 20 (1873). 

 Therapon trivittafus, Cantor, Cat. Mai. Fish. p. 19 (1850). 

 Therapon jarhua, Kliinz. Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xx. 1870, p. 729 ; Day, Fish. 



Ind. p. 69, pi. xviii. fig. 4 (1875); Klunz. Fische Roth. Meer. p. 26 (1884) ; 



Jord. & Scale, Bull. Bur. Fishes, xxv. 1906, p. 265. 



Depth of body 2f to 3J times in total length, length of head 3 to 3^ 

 times. Snout convex, as long as eye in adult, a little shorter in young ; 



Fig. 8*>. 



Therapon jarbnu. 

 ludia. After Day {op. cit.). 4. 



eye 3 (young) to 3J times in length of head, intcrorbital width 3 to 3^ 

 times ; maxillary extending to below anterior third or centre of eye ; a 

 broad band of villiform teeth, with an outer series of rather large teeth; 

 cheek and opercle covered with small scales ; whole border of prse- 

 operculum serrated, the serrae strongly enlarged at the angle ; a very 

 strong and long opercular spine. Gill-rakers 10-13 on lower part of 

 anterior arch. Dorsal XI-XII 10-1 J, originating behind vertical of 

 axilla; first spine very short, third, fourth, or fifth longest, -J to f length 

 of head, last much longer than penultimate ; anterior soft rays longest, 

 shorter than longest spines. Anal III 7-8 ; second and third spines 

 equal, or third a little longer, as long as or a little longer than last dorsal. 

 Pectoral l to ^ length of head. Caudal rather deeply notched, median 



