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its maximum height. From this point it falls away gradually to the 

 tail, so that without including the dorsal fin^ it does not present 

 the depth relatively to the length described by Pennant. It is at 

 the same time evidently his C.gihhus, and as evidently a mal-formed 

 specimen of C. tinea. The original colour cannot now be accu- 

 rately determined. It, however, wants the black spot of C. Cornu- 

 hicus. 



Crenilabrus rupestris,* (Lutjanus rupestris, Bloch,) 

 Jago's Goldsinny. 

 On the 10th and 13th of September 1835, I detected two speci- 

 mens of this fish at Bangor, (co. Down,) amongst a number of the 



C. tinea and C. Cornuhicus that were taken by boys fishing from 

 the rocks, and using as bait a species of Ne^'-eis, apparently the N, 

 rufa of Pennant. The following short description, drawn up from 

 them when recent, may not be unacceptable, as the species is sub- 

 ject to much variation. Total length 4^ and 4f inches ; number 

 of fin rays, 



D. 17 + 9. P. 14. V. 1 + 5. A. 3 + 8. C. 15, well developed. Br. 5. 

 18 + 9. 15. 1+5. 3 + 8. 15. 



Depth, equal to length of head ; head to length of body nearly as i 

 to 3 ; lateral line taking the precise form of dorsal profile. A row 

 of pores appearing near the margin of the pre-opercle is continued 

 forward over the eye. Behind its upper portion they are numerous, 

 and irregularly disposed. Caudal fin covered with scales for two- 

 thirds of its length from the base, none upon the dorsal and anal 

 fins, their base being concealed by the scales of the body. Colour 

 above the lateral line greenish-brown, below it changing gradually 

 to pale green, the colour of the belly. Some irregular rows of orange 

 spots occur longitudinally beneath the lateral line. Pectoral fins 

 orange-yellow, which colour, with lighter shades of yellow, prevails 

 in all the fins except the anterior portion of the dorsal, which from 

 the first to the fourth ray is black ; of this colour also are the upper 

 margin of the eye and orbit, and a roundish spot at the upper edge 

 of the tail. The centre of the scales being of a rather darker shade 

 than their margin, gives to these specimens the appearance of being 

 faintly lineated. 



They seem to be identical with the species represented in the 

 vignette to C luscus, in Mr Yarrell's " British Fishes," (Vol. i. p. 

 301, t) though certainly not with the figure preceding the article, 



• See Mr Selby in Mag. Zool. and Bot. Vol. i. p. 170. 

 f Mr Yarrell has subsequently informed me that this vignette was drawn from 

 a specimen of C. rupestris. 



