Pareioplitae, or Mailed-cheek Fishes 433 



Neosebastes is much like Sebastodes, but the suborbital stay 

 bears strong spines and the dorsal is very high. Neosebastes 

 panda is found in Australia, and N '. entaxis in Japan. Setarches is 

 distinguished by the cavernous bones of its head. Species are 

 found in both the Atlantic and Pacific in deep water. Several 

 other peculiar or transitional genera are found in different parts 

 of the Pacific. 



In Scorp&na the head is more uneven in outline than in 

 Sebastodes and Sebastichthys, skinny flaps are often present on 

 head and body, the air-bladder is wanting, there are 12 dorsal 



FIG. 371. Florida Lion fish, Scorpcena grandicomis Cuv. & Val. Key West. 



spines and 24 vertebrae, and on each dorsal spine is a small 

 venom-secreting gland. The species are very numerous, highly 

 varied in color, and found in all warm seas, being known as scor- 

 pion-fishes or Rascacios. Two species, Scorpana scrofa and 

 Scorp&na porcus, are common in the Mediterranean, being re- 

 garded as good food-fishes, though disliked by the fishermen. 



Of the numerous West Indian species, Scorpana plumieri, 

 Scorp&na grandicornis, and Scorp&na brasiliensis are best known. 

 Scorpcena guttata is common in southern California and is an 

 excellent food-fish. Scorpcena mystes is found on the west coast 

 of Mexico. Scorpana onaria and 5. izensis are found in Japan. 

 Fossil remains referred to Scorpana are recorded from the Terti- 

 ary rocks. 



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