SYNOPSIS OF THE ARRANGEMENT OF FISHES. 171 



Glyphiiodon, Caudal large, forked ; anal fin short ; vent medial. 

 Microgaster. Caudal lunate ; anal fin long ; vent near the pectoral. 

 Chrysiptcra. Snout obtuse ; caudal rounded ; pectorals large, pointed. 

 Chcetolabrus. Oval ; lateral line interrupted ; caudal and pectoral 

 round. 



PuECTOBYNCHUs. Ovate, oblong ; dorsal fin single ; opercu- 

 lum with prickles. Resembling the perches. 



Tlectorynchuts. Ventral and pectoral equal j anal very short and 



scaled. 

 Pristopoma. Ventral fins small ; anal spines very strong. 

 Mcemulion. Oblong, fusiform ; lower jaw with pores. 

 Lobotes. Broad and ovate ; eyes and head small ; mouth oblique. 

 Latiiiis. Dorsal fin long, with only a few short and weak spinal rays. 



Sci^NA. Ovate, oblong ; dorsal fins two ; spines of the anal 

 fin very slender.* 



Sciana. Tail and caudal rather elevated and truncated ; no canine 



teeth. 

 Otolithus. Mouth large ; under jaw longest ; strong canines ; caudal 



rounded. 

 Ancylodon. Dorsal fins very remote ; head without scales. 

 Nebris. Dorsals united ; body slender ; no canines ; eyes very small. 

 Leiostomus. Snout truncate ; caudal lunate ; no canines. 

 Eques. First dorsal fin short, falcate ; second very long and equal 



Lepipterus. Dorsal fins two ; spines of the anal fin very large. •{• 



Larimus. Profile symmetrical ; snout not truncated ; no canines. 

 Lepipterus. Slender, fusiform ; scales minute. 

 Corvina. No long canines in front ; ventrals large, pointed. 

 Umbrina. Ventral profile hardly curved ; lower jaw with a single 



cirrus. 

 Fogonias. Several cirri on the chin ; ventral large and rounded. 

 Micropogon. Chin with several cirri ; anal spines small. 



Amphiprion. Gill-covers very strongly serrated and spined ; 



sub- orbital plate crenated or toothed. 



Amphipnon. Mouth often sub-vertical ; operculum strongly toothed. 

 Premnas. Sub-orbital plate nith a strong simple spine. 

 Pomaccntrus. Profile symmetrical j operculum edge smooth j caudal 



emarginate. 

 Scolopsides. Sub-orbital spine serrated ; body fusiform. 

 Cheilodactylus. Pectoral fins angular ; some of the rays lengthened." 



3. Sub-family Sparian^ — Gill-covers smooth ; all the fins 

 naked; teeth generally strong; pectorals long and 

 pointed. 



Chrtsophrys. Head and back high ; snout obtuse ; strong 



grinders on the palate. 



Chrysoblepus. Head large, obtuse ; profile sub- vertical ; crown gibbous. 

 Chrysophryi. Head small, and much narrower than the body. 

 Pagrus. Broad, but the crown not gibbous ; front teeth smalland even. 

 Argyrops. Anterior dorsal spines with long filaments. 

 Calamus, Head large ; second anal spine hollow, pen-shaped. 



This arrangement is artificial. f Except in Micropogoru 



