knowledge of the Grerrilabri. 445 



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.gibbus, 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. Coma- 

 Mens. 



Crenjlabrus 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. Cornubicus that were taken by boys fishing from 

 the rocks, and using as bait a species of Nereis, 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 \\ 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 1 

 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. lu&ciis, in Mr YarrelFs " 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. 



