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spots and lines. Head brownish above, paler below. Scapular 

 arch above with several faded small dark brown spots. Each dorsal 

 ray with 5 deep brown spots, rest of fin pale. Caudal pale, except 

 about 3 diffuse brownish shades over each lobe along inner edge. 

 Other fins all pale, unicolor. Iris coppery. 



Length 3 T V inches. 



Type, No. 15,883, A. N. S. P. Santo Domingo, W. I. William 

 M. Gabb. 



This species seems to be closely related to Synodus poeyi Jordan, 

 differing in the longer premaxillary, ventrals reaching less close 

 to vent, smaller pectoral and the barred dorsal fin. 



(Named for Santo Domingo.) 



Synodus dennatogenys sp. nov. Fig. 3. 



Head 3J; depth 6|; D. n, 10, i; A. 10, i; P. i, 12; V. i, 6, i; 

 scales in 1. 1. 64 + 4; 5 scales above 1. 1.; 7 scales below 1. 1.; 20 

 predorsal scales; head width 2| its length; head depth at occiput 



Fig. 3. — Sy?iodus dermatogenys Fowler. Type. 



2-jV; snout 4j; eye 6|; premaxillary If; interorbital 6; mandible 



If; first branched dorsal ray If; second anal ray 3f; least depth 

 caudal peduncle 6; upper caudal lobe If; pectoral 2|; ventral 1. 



Body elongate, nearly cylindrical or edges all convex, apparently 

 deepest about dorsal origin. Caudal peduncle cylindrical, least 

 depth about 2f its length. 



Head depressed, lower profile more inclined, though slightly less 

 convex than upper, sides converging below. Snout depressed, 

 profile straight, surface convex, length about f its width. Eye a 

 little ellipsoid, impinging on upper profile, about first f in head. 

 Mouth well inclined, with firm jaws, large. Premaxillary broad, 

 extends beyond eye about If eye-diameters, greatest median expan- 



