1897.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 91 



A COLLECTION OF FISHES MADE BY JOSEPH SEED ROBERTS IN 



KINGSTON, JAMAICA. 



BY DAVID STARR JORDAN AND CLOUDSLEY RUTTER. 



Rev. Joseph Seed Roberts, an English, missionary resident in 

 Kingston, Jamaica, has been, for the past two years, engaged in the 

 collection of the fishes of that region. Through the generous inter- 

 est of Mr. Timothy Hopkins, of Menlo Park, California, a large 

 series of these fishes has been sent to the Museum of Leland Stan- 

 ford, Jr. University. This collection was very carefully made, and 

 reflects great credit on the intelligent interest of Mr. Roberts. The 

 present paper consists of an annotated list of these species, the ver- 

 nacular names recorded being those in use by the Jamaica fisher- 

 men, as given by Mr. Roberts. 



The following species are described as new : 



Rhinobatus stellio, Stolephorus robertsi, Stolephorus astilbe, Sipho- 

 stoma robertsi, Chloroscombus ectenurus, Myeteroperca hopkinsi, 

 Scarus emblemed icus, Eupomacentrus diencceus, Chilomycterus antil- 

 larum. 



GINGLYMOSTOMATIDJE. 



1. Ginglymostoma cirratum (Gmelin). Spotted Nurse Shark. 



Squalus cirratus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, 1,492, 1788 (American Seas). 

 Ginglymostoma cirratum, Jordan & Evermann, Fishes of North America, 26. 



GALEIDJE. 



2. Scoliodon terrae-novae (Richardson). Tiger Shark. 



Squahcs (Carc/iarias) terrce-novcz Richardson, Fauna Bor. Amer., Ill, 289, 

 1836. 



Scoliodon terrce-novm , Jordan & Evermann, Fishes of North America, 43. 



SPHYKNTDJE. 



3. Sphyrna zygaena (Linnajiis). 



Squalus zygcend Linnteus, Syst. Nat., Ed. X, 234, 1758 (Europe, America). 

 Sphyrna zygcena, Jordan & Evermann, Fishes of North America, 45. 



RHINOBATIDJE. 



4. Rhinobatus stellio Jordan & Rutter, new species. 



Disk triangular, its greatest width a little less than half the dis- 

 tance from snout to dorsal, and equal to distance from snout to a 

 line connecting points of greatest width. Sides of disk straight, tip 

 of snout rounded, posterior point of pectoral more broadly rounded 



