62 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 



Bermudichthys, gen. nov. 



Type, Bermudichthys subftircatus, sp. nov. 



A labrid fish close to Thalassemia. Dorsal spines 7, anal 2. Teeth ir- 

 regularly larger at front of jaws, 1 or 2 in the front of the upper jaw only 

 might be considered poorly developed canines. Head without scales, 

 little compressed, caudal moderately forked, the lobes not produced. The 

 weak teeth and few spines of our two specimens may be matters of indi- 

 vidual abnormality, in which case this fish should stand as a sub-genus 

 under Thalassoma. Bermuda is a center of abundance and diversity for 

 the wrasses, and it is appropriate that one of them should bear its name. 



Bermudichthys subfurcatus, sp. nov. 



The distinctly forked caudal without excerted lobes separates this spe- 

 cies from numerous small wrasses with which it is associated. The type, 

 No. 7314, American Museum of Natural History, was collected at Ber- 

 muda by Mr. Louis L. Mowbray. It is 86 mm. long to base of caudal. 

 Head 3.0 in this length, depth 4.0. Width of head 2.5 in its length, snout 

 3.4, eye 5.0, interorbital 3.7, maxillary 4.6, pectoral 1.4, ventral 2.6, 

 longest dorsal spine 3.3, dorsal ray 2.6, longest anal spine 3.2, anal ray 

 2.6. Caudal 1.5. 



Head little compressed, without scales. Ventrals short and blunt. 

 Teeth in front of jaws increased in size, scarcely canines. Lateral line 

 complete, 27. Caudal evenly forked for about 1 / 3 its length; upper lobe 

 slightly the longer. Dorsal VII, 13. Anal II, 11. 



Color in spirits, dark above including dorsal, blotched on the sides, 

 pale below. Pectoral pale, darkened terminally, ventral and anal more 

 or less dark. Caudal mostly dark, the center of the lower lobe pale. 



A co-type with the same data 62 mm. to base of caudal, has the entire 

 center of caudal pale, the fork about X U its length. 



Family Antennariidae. 



Histrio jagua, sp. nov. 



Resembles the common Histrio {Pterophryne) histrio but is very differ- 

 ent in color, with pale markings on a dark ground. The type, our only 

 specimen, No. 7316, American Museum of Natural History, was col- 

 lected at Bermuda by Mr. Louis L. Mowbray. It is a large specimen, 

 110 mm. to base of caudal. Head 2.6 in this length, depth 2.0. First 

 dorsal spine with bait 4 in head, 2nd dorsal spine 2.3, 3rd 1.4, longest 

 dorsal ray 1.4, anal ray 1.4, pectoral from arm-pit 1.0, ventral 1.5, snout 

 4.5, eye 1.5 in snout. 



The bait on first dorsal spine is entire, somewhat pointed, with pap- 

 pillae. Dorsal rays 12. Anal 7. 



In spirits the dorsals are dark chocolate-brown with white bars and 

 spots. Head, back and sides are uniform chocolate-brown with two 

 rather regular whitish rings posteriorly, each surrounding a whitish cen- 

 tral spot; also with other whitish markings. Anal and caudal are whitish 



