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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 lon;^ as the 

 posterior s[)ines. 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. n. 



D. jj. A. |. L. lat. 31. L. r. 45. L. tr.'j^. 



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; prseoperculum 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 bodj' 

 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 

 deejjly 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 7g inches. 



Two specimens. 



Nearest ally : the Japanese A. margaritaceus, Hilg. 



9. Apogon t^niattjs, C. & V. 



10. PoMATOMUS telescopium, Risso. 



The occurrence of this Mediterranean and Atlantic deep-sea fish 

 at Muscat is of great interest. 



11. Synagris isacanthus, Blkr. 



12. Erythrichthys schlegei.i, Gthr. 



D. 8-9|l|fi. A. ^. L. 1. 65. L. tr. :|. 



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 {)r3eoperculum forming a right angle. 

 * Couutecl below the sixth dorsal spine. 



