JULY, 1906. CATALOGUE OF BERMUDA FISHES BEAN. 87 



252. Syacium micrurum Ranz. 



GOODE, Am. Jour. Sci. Arts, xiv, Oct., 1877, 291, as Hemirhom- 

 bus aramaca. 



253. Syacium papillosum (L.). 



GOODE, Am. Jour. Sci. Arts, xiv, Oct. ,1877, 291, as Hemirhombus 

 sole&formis. 



CCXXII. Family Antennariidie. 



254. Antennarius nuttingii Garman. TOAD FISH. 



4851 No. 929. The Reach, St. George's. L. Mowbray. March 



20, 1903. 



A beautiful example of this species was obtained from M. L. Mow- 

 bray, who collected it in The Reach, St. George's Id., March 20,1903. 

 It is 2 }4 inches long to base of middle caudal rays. The first dorsal 

 spine has four narrow white rings on its upper half. The "bait" is 

 white and well developed. The spinules in the skin are nearly all 

 bifid. 



In the Key to Antennarius in Bull. 47, U. S. N. M.. p. 2718, it is 

 stated that the inside of the mouth of A. nuttingii is white, but by 

 reference to the fish or to Garman's description, on p. 2724 of the 

 same Bulletin, it will be found that the inside of the mouth is black. 



255. Antennarius scaber (Cuv.). TOAD FISH. 



4852 No. 927. The Reach, St. George's. L. Mowbray. Sept. 



14, 1904. 



D. in, 12 ; A. 7 ; spinules mostly bifid, but sometimes trifid, and 

 extending upon all the fins. Both nostrils tubular, but the anterior 

 tube the longer. 



In this individual, which is 4^ inches long to base of middle cau- 

 dal rays, the caudal, ventral, and pectoral fins are covered with small 

 roundish dark spots; the soft dorsal has about three rows of dark 

 spots,the lowermost row containing three spots, which are larger than 

 the eye; the anal fin is almost banded with dark spots and blotches; 

 the lower anterior half of the soft dorsal has a series of long, dark 

 brown blotches extending downward upon the back; the body and 

 head are marbled with dark brown streaks and blotches ; the belly has 

 numerous small, brownish spots, none of them as big as the eye. 

 Pupil blue; iris dark slaty. 



