328 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [April, 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GURNARD FROM FLORIDA, WITH NOTES ON TH£ 

 COLORS OF SOME OTHER FLORIDA FISHES. 



BY HENRY W. FOWLER. 



A small collection of fishes has recently been received at the Academy 

 from Dade county, Fla., in the Biscayne Bay region. It was made 

 during February of the past winter. The Academy is indebted to 

 Mr. James Spear, Jr., for this addition to its collections. He was 

 also fortunate in being able to forward the specimens in a nearly 

 fresh state of preservation, so that I can give most of the life colors. 



OARANGID.^. 



1. Selene vomer (Linneeus). 



1758. [Zeus] Vomer Linnseus, Syst. Nat., Ed. X, I, p. 266; in America. 



Color in alcohol with brilliant silvery prevailing, and everywhere with 

 beautiful purplish and bluish reflections. Back and upper surface of 

 the caudal peduncle purplish-brown, deepest along the dorsal profile. 

 A large scattered tract of dusky dots, becoming darker and most tUs- 

 tinct immediately above the eye. Axil of the pectoral pale yellowish 

 with dusky dots. Spinous dorsal dusky. Soft dorsal whitish, with the 

 long anterior rays dusky, the longest ray very dark. All the other 

 fins whitish with more or less dusky on their outer portions. Upper 

 and lower anterior margins of caudal lobes dusky. 



One example 10 inches in length, from New river. 



NOMEID^. 



2. Nomeus gronovii (Gmelin). 



1788. [Gobius] Gronovii Gnielin, Syst. Nat., I, p. 1,205; in oceano ameri- 

 cano zonae torridae. 



Color in alcohol dark brown on the back and top of the head, the 

 sides and lower surface silvery- white. The dark brown of the back 

 extends down on the sides in the form of five large saddle-like blotches 

 becoming grayish below. Lower side of the body with six or seven 

 grayish-brown blotches. Lower surface of the head with several 

 grayish blotches. Fins slightly tinged with straw-color, which may 

 be due to the preservative. Spinous dorsal black. Soft dorsal ^\ith 

 three broad transverse blackish vertical bands, leaving only narrow 

 pale spaces between. Anal with three narrow transverse blackish 



