546 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Oct., 



Iridio kirschi Jordan and Evermann! 



Color when fresh largely olive-green, centre of each scale little 

 darker. Just after head above pectoral several scales A^^th pale 

 bases, red in centres and edges dusky. Head variegated. Pale- 

 green band from eye forward to mouth, continued back iDehind eye,, 

 then down along preopercle edge giving off four branches horizontally 

 on opercles, extends horizontally forward to mouth corner crossing 

 lower jaw, and leaves large white symphyseal area. Also pale-green 

 branch from eye above, toward, but not quite reaching snout tip, 

 where wide, then joining its fellow extends upon front of head to 

 predorsal region. Most of pale green bands on head bordered 

 with pale-green lines. -Close behind eye deep blue-black blotch 

 little larger than pupil. Several greenish spots on each side of 

 predorsal irregularly. Caudal base with obscure dusky vertical 

 wedge-shaped mark. Iris green, narrow golden circle around pupil. 

 Dorsals brilliant scarlet basally at least, paler towards edges (fins 

 faded largely grayish in alcohol). Soft dorsal more or less vermicu- 

 late, with darker basally, last two rays within narrow clusk}^ basal 

 blotch, and edges narrowly whitish with narrow submarginal gray 

 line. Anal largely olive-gray, darker or slightly slaty basally, broad 

 median area as lengthwise crimson band, upper edge evenly undu- 

 lated, lower straight, both formed as inner darker brown line and 

 outer paler bordering line. Anal edge narrowly whitish, with close 

 line submarginally of broAVTiish. Caudal brilliant greenish-yellow 

 with broad paler band obliquely back above and another below,, 

 also narrower median one. Upper and lower corners pale dusky, 

 with several irregular paler blotches. Pectoral and ventral pale,, 

 former with ventral axil and outer end pale purplish, front base 

 with oblique dark neutral tint. Length 6f inches. It agrees with 

 the Trinidad example. 



Callyodon caeruleus (Bloch). 



One. 

 Sparisoma flavescens (Schneider). 



One 5f inches. 



Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes). 



One 6| inches. 

 Hepatus bahianus (Casteluau). 

 One 4f inches. 



Angelicbthys isabelita Jordan and Rutter. 



One example 4j inches long. Not seen previously outside of 

 Florida. 



