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29. Pagellus centrodontus (Delaroche). 



The single specimen of P. centrodontus in this collection has only 

 eight soft rays in the anal fin instead of twelve ; but the fish had 

 evidently received an injury, during life, by which some of the pos- 

 terior anal rays were torn away. 



30. Pagellus bogaraveo (Briinnich). 

 One specimen. 



31. Pagellus^mormyrus (Linnaeus). 



One specimen. 



32. Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus). 

 One specimen. 



Family KYPHOSIDJE. 



33. Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus). 

 One specimen. 



34. Box boops (Linnwus). 



One specimen. 



Family SCIJENIDJE. 



35. Umbrina valida Jordan & Gunn, new species. 



Head 3i in length; depth 3; eye in head 3f ; D. X-I-29; A. 

 II— 7 ; scales 7-47-11. Body rather stout, back elevated, ventral 

 line from anal to lower lip nearly straight; mouth low, lower jaw 

 embraced within upper when mouth is closed ; maxillary extending 

 to vertical from anterior edge of pupil ; snout blunt, rounded, scaly, 

 extending a little beyond premaxillary ; anterior nostril circular, a 

 membrane half closing it on postero-ventral side ; posterior nostril 

 large, pyriform, slightly nearer to orbit than to anterior nostril, a 

 membrane nearly half closing it on dorsal side ; teeth villiform, 

 subequal, in broad bands which are interrupted at median line in 

 both jaws; preopercle denticulate on its bony edge ; barbel below 

 symphysis short, thick, blunt; third and fourth dorsal spines long- 

 est, 2£ in head ; pectorals equal to, or slightly longer than ventrals 

 and reaching more than halfway to vent, If in head; caudal trun- 

 cate, except for three or four dorsal rays which are abruptly pro- 

 duced; second anal spine strong, 2f in head ; gill rakers 5 -\- 10, 

 short, thick. 



Color (in spirits) yellowish-olive with a dark violet streak along 

 each row of scales; these streaks intersect with the lateral line; 

 vertical and ventral fins dark ; pectorals dark behind. One speci- 



