654 MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON [Dec. 20, 



TELEOSTEI. 



ACANTHOPTERYGII. 

 PERCIDiE. 



1. Serranus ANGULARTS, C. & V. 

 5. celebicus, Blkr. 



2. Serranus geoffroyi, Klunz. 

 S. areolatus, C. & V., nee Forsk. 



3. Serranus morrhua, C. & V. 



4. Serranus pr^opercularis, sp. n. 



D.jii.. A.?. P. 17-18. L. lat. 100-110. L. tr.' |Ei. 



Canines large ; two rows of teeth in the lower jaw, those of the 

 inner row largest. Length of the head twice and three fourths or 

 three times in the total ; upper profile rather convex ; diameter of 

 the eye five times in the length of the head ; maxillary reaching the 

 vertical of the posterior border of the eye ; praeoperculum finely 

 serrated posteriorly, produced at the angle and armed with several 

 strong teeth ; posterior border of praeoperculum forming nearly a 

 straight angle with the lower ; upper border of opercle sinuous ; 

 median opercular spine nearer the lower than the upper ; lower spine 

 extending much further back than the upper. Depth of the body 

 about one fourth of the total length. Spinous part of the dorsal as 

 deep as the soft ; third spine longest. Pectoral reaching to below 

 the ninth dorsal spine. Caudalis rounded. Brown ; sides with 

 black dots, irregularly disposed ; dorsal, anal, and caudal blackish at 

 the end, the soft dorsal with a narrow whitish margin ; in the half- 

 grown specimen an oblique dark line extends from below the centre 

 of the eye to above tbe angle of the praeoperculum. 



Total length 2 feet 2 inches. 



Two specimens : adult dry, half-grown in spirit. 



Closely allied to S. morrhua. 



5. Serranus hemistictus, Riipp. 



6. Serranus gigas, Briinn. 



7. Serranus stoliczk^, Day. 



8. Serranus gibbosus, sp. n. 



D. ^^. A. j^. P. 18. L. lat. 110. L. tr. ||. 



No true canine teeth ; teeth in the lower jaw small and in three 

 or four rows. Length of the head thrice and a half in the total ; 

 upper profile of head slightly concave, nape much elevated ; diameter 

 of the eye seven times in the length of the head ; maxillary extending 

 beyond the vertical of the posterior border of the eye ; praeopercular 

 border curved, upper limb very feebly denticulated ; upper border 



' Counted below the sixth dorsal spine. 



