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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[April, 



Rakers 6 low rudimentary knobs. Skin everywhere smooth. Lower 

 edge of head, front disk edge (lower pectoral rays) and inner ventral 

 faces papillose. Dorsal inserted about last third between hind eye 

 edge and caudal base, fin If to caudal base. Anal like dorsal, only 

 slightly backward. Caudal truncate. Pectoral broad, not quite 

 far back as ventral. Ventral disk rounded, about H in head. Color 

 in alochol pale uniform brownish. Length 72 mm. Type, No. 

 10,363, A. N. S. P. 



Cope gives the eye as 3 1 in the head, and says it equals the frontal 

 width, which agrees if the bony interorbital is intended. 



95. Malacoctenus higutlatus (Cope). 



96. Labrisoinus nuchipinnis (Quoy 



and Gaimard). 



97. Platophrys lunulatus (Linne). 



t98. Histrio histrio (Linne). 

 99. Antennarius multiocellatus (Va- 

 lenciennes). 

 100. Oncocephalus vesperlilio (Linne). 



St. Croix Island. 



Of Cope's material, reported in his memoir previously noticed, 

 two collections were studied. The first consisted of dried skins, 

 made by Dr. R. E. Griffiths, and the alcoholic preparations were 

 largely from Captain Thomas Davidson, U. S. N. 



Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier. 



Luijanus griseus (Linne). 



L. vivanus (Cuvier). 



Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch). 



Apsilus dentatus Guichenot. 



Hcemulon melanurum (Linne). 



H. scuirus (Shaw). 



H. plumieri (Lacepede). 



H. flavolincalum (Desmarest). 



Bathystonia striatum (Linne). 



Anisotremics virginicus (Linne). 



Calamus calamus (Cuvier). 



Eucinostomus gula (Quoy and 

 Gaimard). 



Upeneus maculalns (Bloch). 



Eques acuminatus (Schneider). 



E. punctatus (Linne). 



E. lanceolatus (Linne). 



Pomacentrus leucostictus (Midler 

 and Troschel). 



Abudefduf vinrginnlus (Bloch). 



Microspathodon chrysurus (Cu- 

 vier) . 



Bodianv^ ritfus (Linne) . 



Decodon puellaris (Poey). 



Clepticus parrce (Schneider). 



Halichoeres radiatus (Linne). 



H. poeyi (Steindachner). 



H. garnoti (Valenciennes). 



Chlorichthys hifasciatus (Bloch). 



Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valen- 

 ciennes) . 



fl. Harengula pensacoloe Goode. t25. 



2. Sxjnodus intermedius (Agassiz). t26. 



3. Chilorhinus suensonii (Liitken). t27. 



4. Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linne). t28. 



5. A^dostomus maculatus Valen- 129. 



ciennes. fSO. 



6. Hippocampus punctulatus Guich- fSL 



enot. t32. 



7. Mugil curema Valenciennes. 33. 



Recorded as M. brasiliensis by 134. 



Cope. 35. 



8. Myriprislis jacobus Cuvier. t36. 



{Rhinoberyx chryseus Cope, 37. 



Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. Phila. 



n. s., XIV, 1871, p. 464, fig. 2.) t38. 



9. Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck). 39. 



10. Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch). 40. 



11. Caranx ruber (Bloch). 41. 



12. C. hippos (Linne). 42. 



13. Vomer spixii (Swanison). 



14. Trachinotus glaucus (Bloch). 43. 



15. T.falcatus (Linne). 44. 



16. Petrometopon cruentatus (Lace- 



pede). 45. 



17. Cephalopholis fulvus (Linne). *46. 



18. Epinephelus striatus (Bloch). 47. 



19. Alphesies chloroplcrus (Cuvier). 48. 



20. Mycteroperca ruber (Bloch). 49. 



21. Hypopleclrus unicolor (Walbaum). 50. 



22. H. unicolor guttavarius (Poeyj. 51. 



23. Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes) 52. 



24. Rypticus saponaceus (Schneider). 



