896 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1885. 



anal spine 2^ in head. D. XII-10 ; A. III-5. Head 

 chiefl}- red ; red markings on dorsal fin and on 

 back ; pectoral fins barred.] Fucata. 5. 



gg. Cheeks not evidently scaly ; fins higher; longest dorsal 

 spine 2 in bead ; a distinct pit between lower ante- 

 rior margin of orbit and suborbital stay ; scales 

 smaller ; about 50 in the lateral line ; no dermal flaps 

 except along the lateral line, where they are small ; 

 supraorbital tentacles small; about ^ diameter of 

 eye. Head 2^; depth 3^; ej'e 4^ in head; axil 

 dusky, with round brownish spots on its upper part ; 

 body with many round brownish-black spots, some 

 of which are nearlj' as large as eye. Guttata. 6. 

 ff. Suborbital stay armed with three or four spines; occip- 

 ital pit about as long as broad. 

 i. No distinct pit between lower anterior margin of orbit 

 and suborbital stay. Head entirely naked ; supra- 

 orbital tentacles little developed, less than diameter 

 of eye ; a few scales with dermal flaps, lateral line 

 with 42 scales. 



Head 2£; depth 2§; D. XII-10; A. III-5. 

 Longest dorsal spine 2^ in head ; longest anal spine 

 2£ in head ; eye 5 in head. 



Reddish, marbled with darker, all of the fins 

 light colored, 6cantily spotted (Gunther). 



Thompsoni. 7. 

 ii. A distinct pit between lower anterior margin of orbit 

 and suborbital stay ; upper parts of opercle scaly ; 

 supraorbital tentacles well developed, longer than 

 eye; most of the scales provided with dermal flaps; 

 lateral line with 30 scales. Head 2| ; depth 3 ; 

 D. XII-10; A. III-5. Longest dorsal spine 2§ in 

 head ; axil of pectoral black with few white spots ; 

 olive-brown, excessively marbled with silvery and 

 reddish ; fins profusely variegated ; caudal barred 

 with brown and silvery ; a dark blotch on spinous 

 dorsal between the sixth and seventh spines. 



Flumieri. 8. 



dd. Coronal spines absent. Supraocular tentacles high, more 



than twice the diameter of the eye; occipital pit rather 



