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cle. Ground color steel-gray, somewhat silvery (slightly golden in 

 one specimen), 9 dusky bars on side, the anterior and posterior less 

 distinct, two in front of dorsal two under spinous dorsal, the fifth in 

 front of second dorsal, the last at end of dorsal ; each row of scales 

 above belly with a dark line, these oblique above lateral line, irregu- 

 lar below ; tip of spinous dorsal black, edge of soft dorsal dusky, 

 ventral and tip of caudal faintly dusky, underside of opercle black. 



This description is based on three perfect specimens 10 in. long. 

 They are not so deep as the figure given by Cuvier (117), the caudal 

 is shorter, and there are two fewer rays in the dorsal. 



It seems best not to use the name Umbrina broussonetii for this 

 species, as the short account given by Cuvier and Valenciennes does 

 not agree with the species, and Broussonet's specimens may not 

 have come from Jamaica. 



130. Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Jews Harp Drummer. 



Umbrina martinicensis Cuvier & Valenciennes, V, 186, 1830 (Martinique). 

 Menticirrhus martinicensis , Jordan & Eigenmann, Sciajnidne, 429, 1889. 



Indistinct blotches on back aud sides, scales above closely and 

 finely punctate, below with larger puuctulation on a silvery ground. 

 All fins dusky at tip, pectoral and anterior dorsal very dark. D. 

 X-I, 24. 



131. Eques acummatus (Bloch & Schneider). 



Grammistes acuminatus Bloch & Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 184, 1801. 

 Eques acuminatus, Jordan & Eigenmann, Scirenidce, 98. 



The specimen here noted belongs to the typical variety, acuminatus. 



POMACENTRID^. 



132. Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnasus). 



Chcetodon saxatilis Linnseus, Syst. Nat., Ed. X, 276, 1758 (India). 



133. Eupomacentrus diencseus Jordan & Rutter, new species. 



Head 3i ; depth 2 in length ; eye 3| in head ; dorsal XII, 15 ; 

 anal II, 13; scales 4-28-9. 



Body elliptical, the dorsal and ventral outlines about equally 

 curved; snout short, not projecting; maxillary reaching vertical 

 from anterior margin of orbit ; eye placed above premaxillary ; sub- 

 orbital with one row of scales, finely serrate behind middle of eye ; 

 four rows of scales on cheeks; preopercle finely serrate on upper 

 limb, the serratures somewhat larger at angle, a few on lower limb near 

 angle ; opercle with two obtuse points ; lateral line ceasing under 

 third to fifth ray of soft dorsal, with 17 to 19 scales ; margins of 



