534 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Oct., 



Mycteroperca dimidiata (Poey). 



Head 2f ; depth 3^; D. XI, 16, i; A. Ill, 12, i; scales about 100 

 in lateral line to caudal base, and 15 more on latter; tubes 83 in 

 lateral line to caudal base, and about 15 more on latter; 17 scales 

 between soft dorsal origin and lateral line; 31 scales in vertical 

 series between spinous anal origin and lateral line; snout 3| in head 

 measured from upper jaw tip; eye 5|; maxillary 2|; interorbital 

 5f. Bodjr well compressed, contour elongately ellipsoid. Head 

 large. Snout about long as wide. Eye high, little ellipsoid, centre 

 about first f in head. Mouth large, lower jaw well protruded. 

 Maxillary reaches opposite eye centre. Bands of conic teeth in 

 jaws, inner depressible and enlarged little in front of upper and 

 along sides of lower. Pair of firm erect outer wide-set canines 

 above. Row of small teeth on vomer and palatines. Nostrils close, 

 front one little larger and at last fourth in snout. Interorbital slightly 

 convex. Preopercle angle rather salient, with slightly enlarged 

 serrse. * Rakers vii, 3 + 11, vii, lanceolate, If in eye. Scales 

 crowded along edges of body, small, cycloid on predorsal, head and 

 chest, otherwise mostly ciliated. Lateral line concurrent with 

 dorsal profile. Dorsal spines pungent, fourth longest and first 

 shortest. Rayed dorsal and anal alike, rounded. Anal spines 

 graduated up to third, which longest. Caudal truncate, 1| in head. 

 Pectoral large, If in head. Ventral reaches vent, though not quite 

 to anal, 2| in head. Color in alcohol mostly deep brown, paler 

 below and clouded with whitish. Pale yellowish tints on lower 

 surface of head. Iris yellowish and dusky. Indistinct pale ring 

 around caudal peduncle, behind which above on rudimentary caudal 

 rays inconspicuous small dusky or blackish saddle. Vertical fins 

 and ventrals all more or less dusky to blackish, also all edged very 

 narrowly more or less with whitish. Spinous dorsal with edge, 

 middle and base more or less with lengthwise blackish streak. Pec- 

 toral grayish. Length 5yy- inches. 



This species is said to be very rare, and only previously known 

 from Cuba. 



Diplectrum radiale (Quoy and Gaimard). 

 One 6| inches. 



Eudulus auriga (Valenciennes). 



Scrranus auriga Boulenger, Cat. F. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2, I, 1895, p. 287. 



Rypticus saponaceus (Schneider). 



lihypticus saponaceris Boulenger, I.e., p. 348. 



