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FISHES COLLECTED BY THE ALBATROSS— GILBERT. vol.xix. 



opercular flap; two narrow dark l)aii(ls under posterior lialf of spinous 

 dorsal, reaching on to abdomen, a broader one under soft dorsal. I'eri- 

 toueum white. 



Typr.—So. 4757.3, U.S.X.M. 



Specimen 7i inches long, from Panama, evidently a shore fish. (The 

 nameprtHno.s«.s, tattered, refers to the shoulder Hap.) 



This species is very closely related to Scorpwna hutrio, Jenyns, from 

 which it differs in the following points: 



SvorjKina paiinosa. 

 Nineteen poetoral rays, the lower eight 



Scorp<T»<i hintrio. 

 Twenty pectoral rays, the lower 11 or 



sinii)le, the next 10 branched, the upper- 12 simple, the next 7 or 8 branched, the 



most simple. 



Occipital ])it deeper behind, its poste- 

 rior wall slanting backward. Its longitu- 

 dinal width 15 in the transverse width. 



Maxillary does not reach ])08terior bor- 

 der of orbit, 2', in head. 



Ventral tins reaching only to vent. 



Soft rays of anal not (juite reaching 

 base of caudal. 



Broad flap above l)ase of pectoral much 

 incised and tattered. 



Gill rakers fewer, the rudiments on the 

 front i)art of the anterior limb appar- 

 ently forming a continuous spiunlous 

 ridge. 



Ko small s])ini^ on rim of orbit behind 

 postocular spine. 



uppermost simple. 



Longitudinal width of occipital 2)it IJ 

 in the transverse width. 



Maxillary reaches beyond posterior bor- 

 der of orbit, very slightly more than 2 

 (2,-'o) in head. 



Ventral tins reaching beyond vent, 

 about one-third of distance from vent to 

 front of anal. 



Soft rays of anal reaching l)ase of 

 caudal. 



Broad tl;i]> above base of pectoral with 

 a nearlv continuous edge. 



A small spine on rim of orbit behind 

 ])ostocular spine. 



No trace of white spots on posterior Several white spots on posterior part 



parts of sides or of a small dark bar of sides, and a small dark bar across 



across back of caudal peduncle. back of caudal peduncle. 



A distinct large dark spot on side be- No distinct dark spot on side behind 



hind opercular flap. Pectorals and soft opercular flap. Pectorals and soft dor- 



dqrsal with very little dark. sal with mucii dark. 



General color in alcohol faded scarlet. 



Supraocular llap large, more than half 

 orbit. 



General color in alcohol dark-brown 

 and cherry-red. 



Supraocular tlap small. 



In his original description of Scorpa^na histrio from Galapagos Islands 

 (length, 9 inches), Jenyns gives the following details: Maxillary reach- 

 ing ])osterior margin of orbit; small spine on rim of orbit behind post- 

 ocular spine present only on left side (entirely absent in a smaller 



