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Show 238 MR. G. A BOULENGER ON [Apr. 16, than the upper, lower much further back than the latter, which is extremely indistinct. Depth of the body about four times in the total length. Third and fourth dorsal spines longest, nearly as long as the longest branched rays, which are about twice as long as the posterior spines. Pectorals reaching to below the seventh or eighth dorsal spine. Caudalis slightly emarginate. Uniform brown, lighter inferiorly. Three skins, 28 to 29 inches long. 6. SERRANUS ROGAA, Forsk. 7. SERRANUS SONNERATI, C. & V. 8. ANTHIAS FORMOSUS, sp.n. D. ~. A. \. L. lat. 31. L. r. 45. L. t r . 1^. Length of the head twice and two thirds in the total (without caudal) ; snout shorter than the diameter of the eye, which is one fourth the length of the head ; maxillary extending to below the centre of the eye ; praeoperculum with finely denticulated posterior border and two or three spines at the angle; two opercular spines, lower longest ; a small suprascapular spine. The depth of the body equals the length of the head. Third dorsal spine, third, fourth, and fifth branched dorsal rays, and second branched anal ray produced into filaments, that of the third dorsal ray being the longest, the ray measuring half the length of head and body (without caudal); third anal spine longest. Ventrals extending to the anal. Caudal deeply forked. Bronzy olive, here and there with blotches of magenta- red : fins, and three wavy longitudinal bands on each side, pale rosy ; ventrals, in one specimen, tipped with blackish ; base of dorsal bronzy-olive, like the back. Total length 7\ inches. Two specimens. Nearest ally : the Japanese A. margaritaceus, Hilg. 9. APOGON T^ENIATUS, C. & V. 10. POMATOMUS TELESCOPIUM, Risso. The occurrence of this Mediterranean and Atlantic deep-sea fish at Muscat is of great interest. 11. SYNAGRIS ISACANTHUS, Blkr. 12. ERYTHRICHTHYS SCHLEGELI, Gthr. D. 8-9 | 1 | -n- A.J. L. 1. 65. L. tr. ^. A series of minute teeth in each jaw. Length of head thrice and one third or thrice and a half in the total; the diameter of the eye equals the length of the snout, and one fourth the length of the head ; the maxillary extends to below the anterior third of the eye, and its greatest width equals three fourths or four fifths the diameter of latter ; borders of the praeoperculum forming a right angle. 1 Counted below the sixth dorsal spine. |
