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shape of the body, but which differs from it in the want of barbal cirrhi ; the 

 auus is placed distant from the aual fin, aiid near the abdominal fin ; the jaws 

 are set with pointed teeth, of which the anterior are canine; nothing is men- 

 tioned about palatal teeth; 5 in. P. 7. D. 7. 1. 1. 10; A. 3. 7. 



Sclucgel (1. c.) has described several new species of the genus Upendo*, 

 Cuv., Vol., although leaving to them the generic name of Mutliis. M. cliry- 

 soplcuron, blood red, with gold yellow streaks along the lateral lines ; 1ft. 

 D. S. 1. 11 ; A. 1. 7. M. Bensasi, a spine on the operculum, brown red, 

 violet red spots on the head, one in front of the base of the pectoral fin, and 

 two on each side on the body, the dorsal fin and the superior caudal iiu have 

 red brown bauds, barbal cirrhi citron yellow; 6." D. 7. 1. 9 ; A. 1. 7. 

 M. x/il,r'itt(itns was regarded by Cuv., Val., from a fish of Langsdorff, as a 

 variety of vittatus ; the body is higher, the snout shorter, the forehead much 

 more arched, but almost flat between the eyes ; D. 7. 1. 8 ; A. 1. 7. M. 

 dubius. Maxillary teeth uuiserial; D. 7. 1. 8 ; A. 1. 6. 



Lepisoma, u. g., De Kay. Body and fins scaly ; fleshy filaments along the 

 base line of the head, and at the eyes ; one dorsal fin. Six brauchiostegous 

 rays. Teeth in the maxillae, vomer, and palate. Abdominal fins placed lie- 

 fore the pectoral. L. cirrhosum, 6 inch. D. 18.12; V. 3;(?) A. 19. 

 Florida. 



TIUGLIDJE. Triffla Biiryeri, Schlegel (1. c.). A process directed out- 

 wards on each side of the nose. 9 inch. D. 9-16; A. 16. T. hemistida (id.). 

 Eyes very large, two spines on the prseopercuhun. D. 7-11 ; A. 11. 



Peristedion orientals, Scldegel (1. c.), differs from the European species in 

 the absence of the three spines about the nose. 7 inch. 



Prionotus miles, Jenyus, Beagle. From the Galapagos, and different from 

 ;dl hitherto known species, which are found only on the east side of America. 



Uranidea, De Kay, nov. gen. Head wide, depressed; body without 

 scales ; two dorsal fins ; abdominal fins with three rays ; eyes almost vertical, 

 operculum smooth, prseoperculum with a single spine, teeth on the maxilla?, 

 vomer, and on the tongue, U. quicscms, olive brown; 3 inch. D. 7. 16; V. 

 3 ; A. 13. Eouucl Lake, and Pleasaut Lake, Hamilton County. 



Coitus intermedius, Schlegel (1. c.). The large spine of the prseoperculum 

 presents four or five points. D. 9-13 ; A. 11. C. uncinalus (id.). The large 

 spine of the prseoperculum uncinate, and curved upwards ; 3 inch. D. 8-1 U ; 



A. 17. 



Aspidophorus cMloensis, Jenyns, differs from the hitherto known species, 

 in possessing vomeral and palatal teeth ; cirrhi on the meutum and on the 

 brauchiostegous membrane, the dorsal fins separate, D. 8. 7 ; A. 8. Length 

 2" T". Chiloe. 



Plali/cephalus 'mops, Jenyns, Beagle. Allied to P. laciyalus, Cuv., Val., 

 but the first dorsal fin has, posteriorly, a large black brown spot ; the second 



