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Neomerinthe tortugae Hildebrand 



Neomerinthe tortugae Hildebrand, in Longley and Hildebrand, Carnegie Inst. Wash. Pub. 

 517, 1940, p. 247, fig. 13 — Tortugas, Florida. 



Pontinus longispinis Goode and Bean 



Dr. Longley listed it in his field data from 10 hauls at depths of 60 to 140 

 fathoms. As many as 21 specimens were taken in a single haul, indicating that 

 the species is common in moderately deep water. Fish up to 220 mm. in length 

 were caught. 



The color of fresh specimens is described as faintly rosy above, deeper red on 

 head, and white below; ten small brassy spots along lateral line; pectoral faintly 

 barred with half a dozen rows of small orange points on the rays; soft dorsal 

 similarly marked; caudal very distinctly brown, spotted with white vertical 

 streaks on a transparent ground ; posterior part of roof of mouth yellow. 



Preserved specimens are pale, with a more or less quadrate dusky blotch on 

 occipital. Large specimens have small scattered dark spots on the upper part of 

 the body, and on the soft dorsal and caudal; these are missing in specimens 

 under about 120 mm. in length. 



In large individuals the 3d dorsal spine is much longer than the others, but 

 this difference is not very evident in specimens under about 120 mm. The 2d 

 anal spine is greatly enlarged at all sizes, being much longer and stronger than 

 the 3d; suborbital keel with 4 spines; preorbital margin with 2 strong divergent 

 spines; subopercle with 2 retrorse spines; pectoral rays all simple; scales extend- 

 ing forward on interorbital and snout, where they become very small. 



The specimens were compared with the type, with which they agree. 



The following proportions and counts are based on 4 specimens from Tortugas,, 

 93 to 220 mm. long, and the type (U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 39325), which is 153 mm. 

 long. The proportions and enumerations for the type are enclosed in parentheses. 

 Head 2.4 to 2.6 (2.5); depth 3.0 to 3.33 (3.2). Eye in head 3.75 to 4.2 (3.5); snout 

 2.9 to 3.2 (2.75); maxillary 2.0 to 2.2 (2.05); interorbital 8 to 10 (9.3); caudal 

 peduncle 3.9 to 4.3 (4.4); 3d dorsal spine 1.7 to 2.2 (2.0); 2d anal spine 1.8 to 2.1 

 (2.0); pectoral 1.3 to 1.4 (1.5); ventral 1.5 to 1.7 (1.75). D. XIL10 (XII,io); A. 

 111,5 (HI»5) ; P. 17 (16); scales 6-52 or 53-8 to 10 (7-47-10); gill rakers 9 or 10 and 

 about 4 rudiments (9 -f- 4). 



Gulf of Mexico to the Florida Keys. S. F. H. 



Scorpaenodes floridae Hildebrand 



Scorpaenodes floridae Hildebrand, in Longley and Hildebrand, Carnegie Inst. Wash. Pub. 

 517, 1940, p. 251, fig. 14 — Tortugas, Florida. 



Setarches parmatus Goode 



Setarches parmatus Goode, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 3, 1880, p. 480 — off coast of Rhode 



Island. 

 Scorpaena colesi Breder (not of Nichols), Bull. Bingham Oceanog. Coll., vol. 1, art. i,. 



1927, p. 83 — off coast of British Honduras, 366 fathoms. 



Nineteen specimens, the largest 120 mm. long, taken at depths of 150 to 250 

 fathoms, are listed in Dr. Longley's notes. 



