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Saurus intermedius Agassiz, "Spix, Pise. Brazil, 1829, 81, tab. 44 



(Brazil)." 

 Synodus intermedius Poey, Enum. Pise. Cub., 1875, 14S (Cuba, not of 



Synopsis). 



Habitat. — Cuba ; Brazil. 



Head 4 in length of body; depth 6|; D. I-IO; A. I -10; scales 4- 

 44-4 (transverse series counted from dorsal.and vent respectively). 



Body terete, rather robust ; snout comparatively long and 

 pointed, about 3| in head; mouth large; premaxillar}'' about 1| 

 in head ; intei-orbital area concave, about 6^ in head ; supra- 

 orbital ridge present, terminating anteriorly before the nostrils. 



Origin of dorsal fin midway between tip of snout and adipose 

 fin ; anterior rays of dorsal coterminous with posterior ones when 

 the fin is deflexed ; fin higher than long, its length about 2 in 

 head, lower jaw slightly projecting; teeth moderate, anterior 

 palatine teeth largest, becoming smaller posteriorly. 



Lateral line with a blunt keel posteriori}^, tips of ventrals reach- 

 ing I distance to vent, their length about 1^ in head ; tips of 

 pectorals extending to roots of ventrals, If in head ; caudal forked, 

 lobes equal, scales large. Color yellowish above, lighter below, 

 scales above lateral line punctulate with dark ; breast flesh-colored ; 

 sides with a row of irregular black markings ; scapula occasion- 

 ally with a small black spot, faintly barred with black ; caudal 

 not barred, dusky ; tips of middle rays darkest ; other fins plain. 



This description is taken from several specimens, the largest 5 

 inches in length, collected by Professor Jordan at Havana. 



This is evidently the Synodus intermedius of Poey's Enumer- 

 atio. I have been unable to examine the figure of Agassiz and 

 Spix, but from the account given of it by Poey, we infer that it is 

 taken from specimens of the present species rather than of S. 

 cuhanus. According to Poey, the species figured by Spix lacks 

 the scapular spot. 



Synodus anolis. 



^ Saurus anolis Cuvier & Valeneiennes, Hist. Nat, Poiss., xxii, 1849, 

 438 (Babia ; Martinique). 



1 Since tbe above was in type tlie following notes have been received by 

 Prof. Jordan from Dr. H. E. Sauvage, of the jVIuseum of Paris : ^'■Saurus 

 anolis C. & V. Bahia. Type. Length of body 245 m. Lateral line 

 with 54 scales ; 10 in a transverse series. A well-marked black spot on 

 the scapular part of the gill-openings." There seems to be no doubt of the 

 identity of anolis and cuhanus. 



