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than the upper, lower much further back than the latter, which is 
extremely indistinct. Depth of the body about four times in the 
total length. Third and fourth dorsal spines longest, nearly as long 
as the longest branched rays, which are about twice as long as the 
posterior spines. Pectorals reaching to below the seventh or eighth 
dorsal spine. Caudalis slightly emarginate. Uniform brown, 
lighter inferiorly. 
Three skins, 28 to 29 inches long. 
6. SERRANUS ROGAA, Forsk. 
7. SERRANUS SONNERATI, C. & V. 
8. ANTHIAS FORMOSUS, sp. D. 
JG. AGG. Le lat. 31, Ler. 45. L, tr 55 
Length of the head twice and two thirds in the total (without 
caudal); snout shorter than the diameter of the eye, which is one 
fourth the length of the head; maxillary extending to below the 
centre of the eye; preeoperculum with finely denticulated posterior 
border and two or three spines at the angle; two opercular spines, 
lower longest ; a small suprascapular spine. The depth of the body 
equals the length of the head. Third dorsal spine, third, fourth, and 
fifth branched dorsal rays, and second branched anal ray produced 
into filaments, that of the third dorsal ray being the longest, the ray 
measuring half the length of head and body (without caudal); 
third anal spine longest. Ventrals extending to the anal. Caudal 
deeply forked. Bronzy olive, here and there with blotches of ma- 
genta-red: fins, and three wavy longitudinal bands on each side, pale 
rosy ; ventrals,in one specimen, tipped with blackish ; base of dorsal 
bronzy-olive, like the back. 
Total length 72 inches. 
Two specimens. 
Nearest ally: the Japanese A. margaritaceus, Hilg. 
9. Apocon Tzniatus, C. & V. 
10. PomaToMUS TELESCOPIUM, Risso. 
The oceurrence of this Mediterranean and Atlantic deep-sea fish 
at Muscat is of great interest. 
11. SyNAGRIS ISACANTHUS, Blkr. 
12. ERYTHRICHTHYS SCHLEGELI, Gthr. 
D.8-9/1|q. A.g. L165. Ltr. 5. 
A series of minute teeth in each jaw. Length of head thrice and 
one third or thrice and a half in the total ; the diameter of the eye 
equals the length of the snout, and one fourth the length of the head ; 
the maxillary extends to below the anterior third of the eye, and its 
greatest width equals three fourths or four fifths the diameter of 
latter ; borders of the preeoperculum forming a right angle. 
» Counted below the sixth dorsal spine. 
