918 CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICHTHYOLOGY - IV. 



spines on the lower margin of the preopercle. The species are of small 

 size; the body short and compressed, (b-w, below; ?rA ^r/x^, spifr.) 



Page 537. Instead of Serranus clilorunis read: 

 813. II. uigricaus (Pocy) Gill. 



The species found on the Florida coast has the body and fms all alike 

 blackish, with violet shades, and is doubtless distinct from IT. chlorurus, 

 iu which the pectorals and caudal are yellow. Florida to Cuba. 



Page 538. Instead of Trisotropis Ininneus read: 

 844. T. stomias Goode & Bean MSS. 



The color in this species, the "Black Grouper" of the Florida coast, 

 is dark gray, freckled with paler, but without distinct spots; fins all 

 edged or tipped with black; no yellow nor violet shades anywhere. 

 Caudal lunate. Mouth very large; the maxillary longer than pectoral. 

 The identification of this species with T. brunneus Poey is very doubtful. 



(Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1882.) 



Page 539. After Trisotropis microlepis add: 

 846 (&). T. petrosus Poey. 



Light brownish violet, covered with close-set round reddish brown 

 spots about as large as The pupil, besides large quadrate dark areas on 

 tin- trunk; no red anywhere. Fins dark brown, except the pectorals, 

 which are black, with a broad border of bright orange, at least in the 

 adult. Maxillary extending beyond orbit. Predpercle rounded, finely 

 serrate. Caudal lunate, the lower angle rounded. Dead 3 (in total); 

 depth 4. D. XI, 1C; A. Ill, 11 ; cceca 15 to 20. Cuba to Key West. 

 (Poey.) 



(: sv ri-dini. s jirln in a x Tofv, Mi-iimnns, ii, ICG: Triwtropis pctrosus Poey, Ann. Lye. Nat. 

 in -i. \. v. ix, ::ii, 1-7" 



540. u EII'UK i>li<'lux rtijn-i'oluis" should apparently stand as 

 NIT. Ei. :i(I:utli< us I .1 A <;. 



The earlier names, Jlolocriilnix jnic/ti<x P.loch (Ichth. tat'. I'll) and 

 J'IKII iiin<'iiliit<( liloch are both preoccupied in this genus. 



Pa -e. "ill. After !'/>/ i'i>lnl i/x it!t/rihtt< add : 



85O (/') K. SlrialH*. (I'.lni-h) Cill. Ifnmht; XHXXUII Cn.nj,,,-. 



( 'liestniit-hroNvn, \:\r\, ing to light slate color: lips ;md throat vermil- 

 lion ; a black st ripe soniet lines pi esent . extending iVom snout to a point 

 let ween eyes, t hen dividing, one branch extending to origin of dorsal, 

 t he other to opt- re le ; a large quadrate black blotch on tail behind dorsal; 



