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Bothus punctatus, p. 17. 



Upper side reddish, dotted with brown; lateral line arched in front; 

 dorsal lieginning over mouth. 



Bothus diaphanus, p. 17. 



Hyaline, a red spot on opercle; two at base of caudal; 12 along 

 body near dorsal and anal; dorsal beginning over mouth; lateral 

 line straight. 



These three species are plainly larval flounders, the first possibly 

 Flesus flesus (L) the others perhaps Bothus rhombus (L) . 



Monochirus hispidus, p. 17. New genus. 



This is a valid genus and species for which Rafinesque's name 

 must stand. 



Blennius lanceolatus, p. 17. 



Body lanceolate; tail sharp; silvery, dotted with brown; back 

 greenish; ventral rays 3; a barbel under the mouth. (Not identified, 

 possibly Ophidion barbatiim L.) 



Phycis agrammus, p. 17. 



Brown, with two rows of whitish spots; no lateral lines, no barbels; 

 two appendages on nostrils; ventral rays 5; front dorsal rays 20. 

 (Not identified.) 

 Lutianus flavus, p. is. 



Entierement jaune fonce, une tache noire sur I'opercule posterieur 

 et une autre a la base de la queue qui est entiere; ligne laterale 

 courbe posterieurement. This is Crenilabrus ocellatus (Forskal), 

 originally from Smyrna. 



Holocentrus ruber, p. 18. 



Rouge pale, une tache violette sur I'opercule posterieur, un rang 

 de taches olivatres sur le dos; iris violette; queue entiere, ligne 

 laterale courbe posterieurement. Unidentifiable. Possibly Para- 

 centropristis hepatus (L.), the name ruber preoccupied in Holocentrus. 



Perca nebulosa, p. 18. 



Variee de brun plus ou moins clair ou rougeatre, machoire inferieure 

 plus courte, aun barbillon tres-court endessous; nuque carenee, ligne 

 laterale presque droite, queue entiere, premiere nag. dorsale a 10 

 rayons. This is Umbrina cirrhosa (L). 



Gobius aterrimus, p. 18. 



Entierement d'un noir fonce uniforme sur tout le corps et les mem- 

 bres; joues enflees, ligne . laterale droite, queue arrondee, premiere 

 nag. dorsale a 5 rayons. This is probably Gobius niger L. 



