114 SEBEAKTDJE. 



Grammistes servus, Blouh, Schneid. Syst. Ichthyol. i. p. 185 (1801). 



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



Therapon timoriensis, Quoy & G-uini. Voy. Uran. & Physic, Zool. p. 341 (1824). 



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



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



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



vii. p. 112, pi. xxxiv. fig. 2 (1875) ; Giinth. Fische Siidsee, p. 26 (1873). 

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

 Therapon jarbua, Klnnz. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xx. 1870, p. 729 ; Day, Fish. 



Ind. p. 69, pi. xviii. fig. 4 (1875); Klunz. Fische Roth. Meer. p. 26 (1884) ; 



Jord. & Seale, Bull. Bur. Fishes, xxv. 1906, p. 268. 



Depth of body 2f to 3^ times in total length, length of head 3 to 3-^ 

 times. Snout convex, as long as eye iu adult, a little shorter in young ; 



I'"ig. 86. 



Therapon jarbua. 

 India. After Day {op. tit.), i. 



eye 3 (young) to of times in length of head, interorbital width 3 to 3-g- 

 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 pra?- 

 operculum serrated, the serrae 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, \ to § 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. 

 Fectoral f to -§ length of head. Caudal rather deeply notched, median 



