HOLOCENTRUS. HOLOCENTRUS, 



Generic Character* 



Habitus generis Percse. 

 Opercula squamosa, serrata, 



aculeata. 

 Squama (pluribus) durae, 



asperse. 



Habit of the germs Perca. 

 Gill-covers scaly, serrated, 



and aculeated. * 

 Scales (in most species) hard 



and rough. 



. With forked or lunated tail. 



SOGO HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Sogo. H. rubro+argenteus, lineis utrinque longi~ 



tudinalibus Jlavis. 

 Silvery red Holocentrus, with longitudinal yellow lines on each 



side. 



Holocentrus Sogo. Block. 



A HIGHLY beautiful species : general length 

 about a foot : habit somewhat resembling that of 

 sl Carp, but of a squarer form, growing suddenly 

 slender near the tail : eyes very large and gold- 

 coloured : scales large and denticulated at the 

 edges : tail very much forked. Native of the Me- 

 diterranean, Indian, and American seas, and con- 

 sidered as an excellent fish for the table. 



