7 1 FISHES OF SINALOA. 443 



Bright scarlet much clotted with black, cheek with 

 many dark points, a diffuse dark blotch on opercle; a 

 diffuse black blotch at base of caudal. First dorsal with 

 triangular red area in front. Second dorsal red at base, 

 the anterior half jet black above the red, the posterior 

 half translucent. From black anterior rays, a rather faint 

 black saddle falls to middle of side. Caudal red at base, 

 upper and lower lobes black, the middle pale. Anal red 

 at base, the anterior rays black, the posterior pale. Pec- 

 toral white, the base deep scarlet. Ventral white, red at 

 base, blackish at tip. Opercle reddish within, with some 

 dusky. Preopercle minutely serrulate on its vertical 

 margin only, these serrulations soft and easily rubbed 

 off. 



A younger specimen was, in life, scarlet, deeper below 

 and on tail, fading on tins; second dorsal, anal, and caudal 

 tipped with blackish. An oblong inkv spot at middle of 

 base of caudal. An inky bar below soft dorsal extend- 

 ing to level of pectoral and spreading on base of soft 

 dorsal. A black bar from snout through eye to gill open- 

 ing, broader and clearer behind, overlaid by reddish, a 

 fainter dusky band below parallel with it. 



Family SERRANID^E. 



104. Alphestes multiguttatus (Giinther). 



This species is found in rocky places along the coast, 

 having been taken by Gilbert at Mazatlan and Panama. 

 But one small specimen was obtained by us. 



105. Epinephelus labriformis (Jenyns). Cabrilla 

 Pinta. 



This species is generally common about the islands on 

 the coast of Mexico all the way from Cape San Lucas to 

 the Galapagos Islands. Only young specimens were seen 

 b>y us. 



