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SURINAM HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Surinamensis. H. subfuscus, nebulis subluteis, capite 



rubro, operculis anterioribus ciliato-spinosis. 

 Brownish Holocentrus, with subluteous clouds, red head, and 



anterior gill-covers spine-ciliated. 

 Holocentrus Surinamensis. Block. 



Length twelve inches : habit of a Carp : general 

 colour brown, with several large, roundish, ob- 

 scurely-yellow patches on each side ; the scales on 

 the brown parts being each marked by a white 

 speck : head and gill-covers red : mouth small : 

 dorsal fin scaly at the base of the back-part : tail 

 crossed near the base by a brown bar. Native of 

 Surinam, where it is highly esteemed for the table* 

 being considered as one of the best fishes which the 

 country produces. 



AFRICAN HOLOCENTRUS. 



Holocentrus Afer. H. oblongo-omtus fuscus, squamis partis, 

 cauda brevi. 



Oblong-ovate brown Holocentrus, with small scales and short 

 tail. 



Holocentrus Afer. Block. 



Length twelve inches : outline of the body, ex- 

 clusive of the fins, somewhat resembling that of a 

 Sole : thickness considerable : scales very small, 

 but those on the posterior gill-covers considerably 

 larger than the rest : dorsal fin covered with small 



