PISCES THORACICI. PERCA. 
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No. CXXII. 
Perca cauda sub-integra; spinis dorsalibus decern; pinnis pedoralibus caudalique rubescentibus . 
The Perch with a tail nearly entire; ten dorsal spines; the pectoral and caudal fins of a 
pale red colour. 
Called by the Natives Doondawah. 
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B. vii. D. 24. P. 17. V.6~. A.Ti. C. 17. 
The head in this species is longer and sharper than in the last; the body less arched; the breast and belly 
flatter; the lateral line rises in a higher arch; and the scales on the trunk, besides being larger, are striate on 
the shoulder. In other characters they in general agree. 
The Jins. The dorsal spines are shorter than in the last, and the ramous rays are assurgent, forming a 
rounded point; the pectoral lanceolate and somewhat falcate; the spine of the ventral fin unusually large; 
the ramous rays of the ventral form a rounded point like the dorsal; the caudal emarginate, or a little shorter 
at the middle. 
The colour. The upper part of the head a dark red, brightening on the cheeks and opercula to pink; the 
lips red. The back darker than the head, but gradually fades into a reddish white, which is the colour of the 
breast and abdomen. The dorsal fin a very light gray, with a purple margin, the white points of the spinous 
rays appearing above the margin. The pectoral are pink; the ventral and anal like the dorsal, but with a 
broader border of lighter purple ; part of the tail pink, the lower lobe purple. 
The length of the subject described, one foot four inches. 
No. CXXIII. 
Perca cauda oblonga, acuminata; spinis dorsalibus undecem ; macula magna in pinna dorsali; 
corpore fasciis nigris, obliquis et transversis. 
The Perch with an oblong tail, a little pointed; eleven dorsal spines; a large spot on 
the dorsal fin, and several oblicpie and cross black fillets on the body. 
Called by the Natives Sari Kulla. 
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B. vii. D.Jl. P. 1C. V. ef! A. ~9. C. 17. 
The body ovate, compressed, covered with very small, firm, sub-orbicular scales. The head completely 
squamous, declivous, the rostrum short, obtuse, projecting a little over the mouth. Mouth low, horizontal, 
large; hardly any lips. Jaws extractile, the under shortest, both full of teeth. Teeth above distinct, regular, a 
little curve; below more crowded, in front tuberculous, and behind acerose. Tongue short, roundish, smooth, 
free. Palate without teeth. Eyes nearer the rostrum than the crown, large, orbicular. Nostrils double, in a 
groove near the orbit; the posterior (as usual) largest. 
The opercula, branchial membrane, and aperture, as usual in this genus. 
The trank. The back carinate, the abdomen rather flat. The lateral line from the upper edge of the 
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