6 DISCOVERY REPORTS 



CARANGIDAE 

 Decapterus punctatus (Cuv.). 



Norman, 1935, Ami. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) xvi, p. 254. 



St Vincent. 2. ix. 27. Hand line: i specimen, 222 mm. 



Hab. Atlantic coast of America, from Cape Cod to Brazil, occasionally farther 



north ; Cape Verde Islands ; Tropical West Africa. 



POMACENTRIDAE 



Glyphisodon hermani, Steind. 



Glyphidodon {Parma) hermani, Steindachner, 1888, SitzBer. Akad. Wiss. Wien, xcvi (i), 

 (1887), p. 59, pi. iii. 

 St Vincent. 2. ix. 27. Hand line: i specimen, 205 mm. 



This species is new to the British Museum collection. I have nothing to add to 

 Steindachner's excellent description and figure. 



SCORPAENIDAE 

 Scorpaena laevis, Troschel.' 



1866, Arch. Naturgesch., xxxii (i), p. 206. 



St Vincent. 2. ix. 27. Hand line: i specimen, 175 mm. 



Depth of body 3 in the length, length of head 2\. Depth of head at origin of dorsal 

 fin 1 1^ to I ^ in its length. Snout about as long as eye, diameter of which is 4I to 5 in 

 length of head and equal to or a little greater than interorbital width. Scales on cheek 

 and on opercular region, but no obvious pores. A deep occipital pit. Praeorbital spines 

 strong, the anterior with a secondary spine at its base; 3 well-developed spines on 

 suborbital ridge. Supraorbital tentacle absent in the smaller specimen, little larger 

 than the tentacle above the anterior edge of the eye and about \ diameter of eye in the 

 larger; a number of other membranous processes on head in the larger specimen. 

 Length of palatine band of teeth about \ diameter of eye. 9 gill-rakers on lower part 

 of anterior arch. Scales cycloid ; about 37 to 40 in a longitudinal series above lateral 

 line, 4 or 5 between last soft-ray of dorsal and lateral line ; breast scaled ; a number of 

 membranous processes scattered over body, especially on the back and in the region of 

 the lateral line. Dorsal XI-XII 9 ; third and fourth spines longest, 2\ to 2| in length of 

 head. Anal III 5; second spine stronger and a little longer than third. Pectoral with 

 19 rays, extending to above vent or a little beyond, its length^ i^ to if in that of head ; 

 base broad, the lowermost ray inserted level with the root of the pelvic spine and well 

 in advance of uppermost. Greyish brown, with irregular darker markings, of which 

 those on the fins tend to form bars ; inner surface of pectoral with large dark brown or 

 black spots, those near the base of the fin uniting to form cross-bars. 



Hab. Cape Verde Islands. 



In addition to the small specimen collected by the Discovery Expedition, there is a 

 much larger one in the collection of the British Museum, 295 mm. in total length, 



1 See also p. 30 of this report. ^ Measured from upper angle. 



