56l 



FORSKAl/s HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentras Forskalii. H. ruber, fasciis transfer sis latis sub- 



albidis quaternis. 

 Red Holocentras, with four broad transverse whitish bands. 

 Perca fasciata. Lin. GmeL 



Size considerable : scales small : head large : eyes 

 large, with two longitudinal furrows between them : 

 pectoral fins slightly pedunculated, and almost con- 

 nected by a membrane. Native of the Red Sea : 

 observed by Forskal. 



TAUVIN HOLOCENTRUS* 



Holocentras Tauvinus. H, lineari-oblongus fuscus, guttis fer- 

 rugineo-nigris. 



Linear-oblong Holocentras, with blackish- ferruginous spots. 

 Perca Tauvina. Lin. Grnel. 



Head cuneated and sloping : lips obtuse : the 

 upper retractile : scales small : fins dusky ferrugin- 

 ous, with darker-coloured spots. Native of the 

 Arabian seas. 



ONGO HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentras Ongo. H. fuscus, corpore maculis elo?igatis trans- 

 versim notaio, pinnis dorsali caitdali analiqueflavo-guttatis. 



Brown Holocentras, with the body marked transversely by 

 elongated spots, and the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins spotted 

 with yellow. 



Holocentras Ongo. Block. 



Native of Japan where it is known by the name 

 of Ongo. 



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