THE 
VARIEGATED HOLOCENTRUS. 
Generic Character. 
Gill-Covers scaly, serrated, and spiny. 
Specific Character, &c. 
White HOLOCENTRUS with brown variega¬ 
tions. 
Tiger HOLOCENTRUS, 
La Marquille. 
Renard Hist , Poiss. l. t. 6. f. 45. 
The genus Holocentrus is extremely allied to that 
of Perea, differing only in the spiny appearance of 
the opercula or gill-covers. The elegant species re¬ 
presented on the plate is a native of the Indian seas, 
and is generally of the size of a common Herring. 
