1941 CATALOGUE OF FISHES OF TORTUGAS 39 



Family BOTHIDAE 



The flounders of this family normally have the eyes and color on the left side. 

 It includes about 21 genera, mostly from tropical and temperate seas. 



S. F. H. 



Paralichthys squamilentus Jordan and Gilbert 



Six specimens, the largest 415 mm. long, were taken south of Tortugas in 45 

 to no fathoms. D. 75 to 79; A. 56 to 62; gill rakers on lower limb of first arch 

 9 or 10. 



South Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States. W. H. L. 



Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchill) 



Fourteen specimens of this northern species up to the length of 290 mm. were 

 taken south of Tortugas. Only 1 specimen was taken below 220 fathoms, and 

 one doubtfully from within the no-fathom line. 



Apparently previously recorded only from the coast of the United States, from 

 New York northward. W. H. L. 



Ancylopsetta dilecta (Goode and Bean) 



Six specimens 195 to 285 mm. in length were taken: 5 in 80 to 100 fathoms, 

 and the 6th between 65 and 125 fathoms. 



One specimen had D. 70; A. 55; scales in lateral line 83, with 32 of these in 

 the arch; gill rakers 3 + 8. Color light gray, finely and freely spotted with 

 brown; with three large ocelli the size of the eye. 



Gulf Stream. W. H. L. 



Gastropsetta frontalis B. A. Bean 



Two specimens, 90 to 115 mm. long, were dredged in 10 fathoms west of 

 White Shoal, and another, 145 mm. long, south of Tortugas in 50 fathoms. 



D. 60 to 63; A. 49 to 50. Gill rakers short and broad, longest scarcely one- 

 quarter long diameter of pupil, only about 4 on lower limb of first arch; scales 

 small, embedded, cycloid, about 120 with pores in lateral line to base of caudal; 

 anterior rays of dorsal elongate and greatly exserted, but neither "singularly 

 branched" nor failing in their basal connection with one another by the fin mem- 

 brane. 



Ground color of a yellow cast, flecked with circular blue spots; somewhat 

 smaller blue spots with dark blue centers scattered profusely on fins; three 

 ocellated spots, two toward dorsal, one toward ventral side; the three incorpo- 

 rated by enclosing blue lines in a figure mothlike in outline; head crossed by 

 narrow transverse dashes of blue, five on the eyes, of which the anterior and 

 posterior turn toward the anterior and posterior margins of the pupils. 



Florida. W. H. L. 



