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Show PISCES. 130 ous edge. It is a very numerous genus, whose species are found throughout the hot parts of both oceans.( 1) · DIAGRAMMA, Cuv. The cavity of the symphysis wanting, but the two small anterior pores still remain; besides which, there ~re two larger ones beneath each branch. In every thing else, the Jaws, opercula and fins are like those of Pristipoma. They are found in both oceans: those of the Atlantic have the largest scales.(2) Those of India are the most numerous and have smaller scales, a more convex front and a very short muzzle.(3) The Scienoides with a single dorsal and less than seven branchial rays, are still more subdivided : in some of them the lateral line extends to the caudal; in others it is interrupted. Among the former we place the following genera: LonoTEs, Cuv. A short muzzle; lower jaw prominent; body elevated; the posterior angle of its dorsal and anal so elongated, that with the rounded caudal, it appears to terminate in three lobes. Four groups of extremely small points are visible near the end of the jaw; they inhabit both oceans.( 4) CHEILODACTYLus, Lacep. Body oblong; mouth, small; numerous spiny rays in the dorsal; (1) Pr. hasta, Cuv., Lutjanus hasta, Bl., 246, 1;-Pr. nageb., Cuv.; Scitena nageb, Forsk, or Labre Commersonien, Lacep., HI, xxiii, 1; and Lutjan microstorne, lb., XXXIV, 2;-Pr. guwaca, Cuv.,. Russel, 132, or Perea grunniens, Forsk., or .!lnthias grunniens, Bl., Schn., p. 305;-Pr. Paikulli, Cuv., Russel, 121;-Pr. caripa, Id., 124, of which the .!lnth. maculatus, Bl., 326, 2, appears to be a vari· ety;-Pr. coro, Cuv., Seb., III, xxvii, 14, or Sciama coro, Bl., 307, 2;-Lutj. suri· namensis, Bl., 253;-Sparus virginicus, L, of which Perea juba, Bl. 308, 2; and Sparas vittatus, Bl., 263, are the young;-Coius nandus, Buchan, XXX, 32. (2) We know but one of them, of which the Lutjanus luteus, Bl. 247, appears to be a bad figure. (3) It is to them that the PLEOTORYNauE, Lacep., I, xiii, 2, must be referred. Add the Sciama gaterina, Forsk. ;-Sc. shotaf, Id. ;-Diagr. lineatwm, Cuv., or Perea diagramma, L., Seb., Ill, xxvii, 18, or .!lnthias diagramma, Bl., 320;Diag. precilopterum, Cuv., Seb., lll, xxvii, 17;-D. pictum, Cuv., Seb. III, x:s:vi, 32, or Perea picta, Thunb. New Stockh. Mem., XIII, v;-D. pertusum, or Percu. pertuaa, Id., lb., XIV, vii, 1. (4) HobJcmtrua surinamensi8, Dl., 243, or Bodianus triurus, Mitch. III, f.lO, and new species. ACANTHOPTERYGII. 131 inferior rays of the pectorals simple and continued beyond the membrane, as in the Cirrhites. ( 1) ScoLOPSIDEs, Cuv. The second infra-orbital dentated and terminating near the edge of the orbit in a point directed backwards, which crosses another point of the third infra-orbital running in a contrary direction. The body is oblong, the mouth but slightly cleft, the teeth small and crowded and ' the scales large. There are no pores in the jaws. From the Indian ocean.(2) MxcROPTERus, Lacep. Body oblong; three pores on each side of the symphysis; the last rays of the soft part of the dorsal separated from the others and forming a small particular fin; operculum entire.(3) Those Scienoides which have less than seven branchial rays and an interrupted lateral line, form several genera of small . ' oval fishes, prettily coloured, which may be distinguished as follows by the armature of their head. They are manifestly related to the genus Chretodon, and resemble, externally, several of our fishes with labyrinthian branchire. AMPHIPRION, Bl. Schn. ( 4) The preoperculum and the three opercular pieces dentated, the latter eYen furrowed; a single range of obtuse teeth. ( 5) (1) The Clteilod. fasce, Lacep., V, i, 1, or Cyncedu8, Gronov., Zoophyl., 1, x, 1;-:-the Clt:il· of Carmichael, or Chretodon monodactylus, Id., Lin. Trans. XII, IXIv;-Ohetl. carponemus, Cuv., or Cichla macroptera, Bl., Schn., 342;-Cheil. zmatus, Cuv., or Labrus japonicus, Tiles., Voy. Krusenst. pl. lxiii, f. 1. (2) Scol. kate, Cuv. named by Bloch .!lnthias japonicus, 325, f. 2;-.!lntlt. Vosmeri, lll., 321, a. poor figure, and the same as the Perea aurata, Mungo Park, Lin. Trans. Ill, 35;-.!lnth. bilineatus, Bl. 325, 1;-Scol. lcurita, Cuv. Russel., 106·Scol. lycogenis, Cuv., or lloloc. cilie, Lacep., IV, 371;-&iama ghanam, For~k, ~nd several new species. (3) But one species is known, the Microptere Dolomieu, Lacep., IV, iii, 3. We ha~e also some few more subgenera of this subdivision, which we shall speak of m our 5th vol. (4) I greatly reduce the number of species of this genus, as composed by Bloch. ~5) Jlmph. ephippium, Bl., 250, 2;-.B.mplt. bifasciatus, Bl., 316, 2;-.!lmph. ~o.ymnus, Bl., 316, 1;-percula, Cuv., or Lutj. perchot, Lacep.,IV, 239, Klein., lise., IV, xi, 8;-.!l.mph. leucurus, Cuv., Uenard, VI, 49, and various new species, \ |