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3. Calamus bajonado (Blocb & Sclineicler) Poey. — Jolt-head Porgy ; Bajonado. 



Bajonado Parra, Peces y Crustaceos de Cuba, 1787, 13, lam. 8 (Havaua). 

 Spa7'U8 hajonado Bloch- & Scliueider, Syst. Ichtli., 1801, 284 ("species dubia"; 



descriptiou from Parra); Poey, Synopsis Piscium Cubeusium, 1868, 308 



(Havana); Poey, Eep. Fis. Nat. Cuba, ii, 160. 

 Pagellus bajonado Poey, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Pbila., 1863, 177 (identification of 



Parra's figure). 

 Calamus bajonado Poey, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., 1872, x, 176, pi. vi, f. 1 



(Havana); Poey, Euum. Pise. Cubeus. 55, 1875 (Havaua) ; Poey, Anales 



Soc. Hist. Nat. Esp., x, 1881, 3-28 (Puerto Rico). 

 Pagelhis canhiiis Poey, Memorias Cuba, ii, 199, 1860 (Havaua) ; Poey, Rep. Fis. 



Nat. Cuba, 160 (Havana); Guicbe'uot, R^v. Pagels, 123 (name only). 

 ^ Calamus lilumatula Guich6not, Revision Pagels, 119 (Martinique; young). 



Head, 3 in leiigtU (4 iu total); depth 2f (3 in total). D. XII, 12 ; A, 

 til, 10. Scales, 7-51-17. 



Body less elevated tbau iu the two species preceding, the snout long 

 and pointed, the anterior profile rising slowly in au even course to front 

 of dorsal; iu the young the anterior profile is more bluntly rounded, 

 the supraorbital region more prominent, and the profile of snout steeper. 

 Greatest depth of preorbital rather more than one-half length of head 

 in adults 2 feet long, 2i in head in young of 6 inches. 



Mouth moderate, maxillary not reaching vertical from orbit except in 

 the j-oung; nearly half length of head iu adults; 2i in head in speci- 

 mens of 8 inches. 



Anterior teeth of outer series much enlarged and stronger than the 

 cardiform band, even iu the young; in adults these become very strongly 

 developed, and are then nearly as robust as the molars; their number 

 seems to be normally 2 or 3 on each side in the upper jaw and 3 or 4 

 on each side in the lower, but this is subject to much variation ; the 

 upper jaw has frequently one of these more enlarged than the others, 

 and canine-like. The molars are, as usual in this genus, in three series 

 in the upper ja^' and two in the lower; besides these there is quite 

 constantly towards the front of the jaw au interior supplemental series 

 of molars, both above and below. Eye large, 2^ (in young) to 5 (in 

 adults) in length of head. 



Dorsal spines slender, the highest 2§ iu head, the soft rays low; anal 

 spines robust; pectorals long, reaching past origin of anal, 2^ to 3 iu 

 length; veutrals nearly reaching vent, Ii in head. 



Colors in life. — Brassy, rather dull, and with little blue marking, 

 the middle of each scale shining, but scarcely bluish. A blue stripe 

 below eye, narrower and duller than in the preceding species, and ex- 

 tending well forward on preorbital ; a second duller streak above this, 

 the two meeting on forehead. Preorbital dull, coppery, often with ir- 

 regular and obscure blue lines, these sometimes forming obscure vein- 

 ing, and always growing duller with age. Lower jaw dull, purplish. 

 Angle of mouth purplish and orange yellow. Axil yellowish ; no violet 

 band on base of pectoral. 



