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SEEEAXID.E. 



Grammistes servus, Bloch, Schneid. Sysf,. Iclitliyol. i. p. 185 (1801). 



Coins trivittatus. Ham. Buch. Fisli. Ganges, p. 92 (1822). 



Therapon timorlensis, Quoy & Gaim. Voy. Uian. & Physic, Zool. p. 311 (1824). 



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



Riipp. N. AViibelth. Abyss., Fische, p. 95 (1840) ; Giinth. Cat. Fish. i. 



p. 278 (1859) ; Peteis, Reise Mossamb. iv. p. 10 (18G8) ; Bleek. Atl. Ichthyol. 



vii. p. 112, p]. xxxiv. fig. 2 (1875) ; Giinth. Fische Siidsee, p. 2(3 (1873). 

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

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



Ind. p. 09, pi. xviii. fig. 4 (1875j ; Klunz. Fische Eoth. Meer. p. 26 (1884) ; 



Jord. & Scale, Bull. Bur. Fishes, xxv. 1906, p. 263. 



Depth of body 2f to ?)\ 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. 8fi. 







<^'i#4«er« J 







Thtrapoii jarbmi . 

 ludiii. After Bay (oji. eit.). ^. 



eye 3 (y(Jung) to 3f times in length of head, interorbital 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 pree- 

 operculum serrated, the serrse 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 10-11, originating behind vertical of 

 axilla; first spine very short, third, fourth, or fifth longest, i 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 -?- to 5- length of head. Caudal rather deeply nutclied, median 



