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tips of rays projecting slightly beyond membranes. Ventrals similar, 

 though smaller than pectorals. Vent rather conspicuous, close 

 before anal. 



Color in alcohol with ground tint dull olivaceous to yellowish, 

 former largely above and latter obtaining below. A number of 

 blackish or dusky narrow streaks radiate from eye, where they 

 extend over iris to pupil. Several similar streaks radiate from upper 

 edge of third dorsal spine. Soft dorsal with numerous black streaks, 

 broad, and many broken into large blotches or spots, nearly vertical 

 or slightly inclined back, and extending down on back more or less 

 regularly till level with upper edge of caudal peduncle. Then all 

 more inclined forward towards pectoral axilla and abdomen. Though 

 body blotched with dusky between gill-opening and vent, no blotches 

 on entire belly between ventrals and vent, except around latter. 

 Anal with blackish blotches or streaks like those on soft dorsal, these 

 in about four rows. Caudal with three distinct rows of transverse 

 black spots or blotches, smaller than on soft dorsal and anal. Pec- 

 toral and ventral covered with large black blotches both above and 

 below, and several obsolete ones before base of former. Bait pale, 

 with narrow transverse blackish bars. Gill-opening pale. Tongue, 

 and mouth inside, whitish generally, though former with dusky and 

 blackish mottlings. Pupil pale. Most of dark blotches on all fins 

 show along their edges a paler or more whitish shade than ground 

 color. 



Length about 4 inches. 



Type No. 38,162, A. N. S. P. Corson's Inlet, Cape May County, 

 New Jersey. Caught in the bait-net on September 30, 1911. Dr. 

 R. J. Phillips. 



Only the type known. It closely resembles Antennarius scaber 

 (Cuvier), but differs in the absence of the numerous dermal body 

 flaps, as well as the pattern of coloration shown by Valenciennes. 2 

 Antennarius tigris (Poey) is also another species closely related, 

 though differing markedly, if Poey's figure is to be trusted. Poey 

 shows the caudal almost entirely spotted, a row of five black spots 

 in a slightly oblique row on anal, and bait with its bulbous end 

 longer than basal portion, in fact reaching back to tip of first soft 

 dorsal ray. 



(T>)XiicX&vos } wandering far; so named as no American member of 

 the genus ever before recorded so far north of Florida.) 



2 Regne Animal Cuv., Ed. Luxe, 1839, PI. 85, fig. 1. 



