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tically uurecogiiizable, but the accouDt of the coloration suggests this- 

 species rather than either H. continuum or H. carhonarium. 



14. Hcemulon chrysargyreum. 



II(rmulo)i chrysargyreum, Gt'NTHER, i, 314, 1859 (Trinidad); GDnther, Shore 

 Fishes, Challeuger, 7 (Fernando Noronha). 



Hahifat. — West Indies to Brazil. 



We know this species only from the description of Dr. Giinther. It 

 is certainly very close to //. fccniatiwi and may prove to be the adult 

 form of that species. 



15. Heemulon teeniatum. 



Hamulon imiiaiiim, PoEY, Memoriae, ii, 182, 1860 (Cuba;; PoEY, Synopsis 

 Piscium Ciibens., 319 ; Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 126 (Key West). 

 Brachygenys ieeniata, PoEY, Eunmeratio Pise. Cubeus., 1875,47. 



Habitat. — West Indies. Florida Keys ; Cuba. Head, 3i (4i) ; depth, 

 3f (4^). D. XII, 14 ; A. Ill, 9. Scales, 7-52-13. Length 5^ inches. 



Body, more elongate than in any of the other species, except D. auro- 

 Jineatum, moderately compressed, the back little elevated ; the profile 

 forming a weak but nearly regular curve from in front of eyes to dorsal; 

 before the eyes is a slight angle and the profile of the snout is rather 

 more steep. Snout very short and obtuse, its length 3| in head. 



Mouth very small for the genus, smaller than in any other species, its 

 gape but little curved ; maxillary reaching a little past front of eye, its 

 length, 3:^ in head ; teeth, weaker than in any other of our species, the 

 posterior teeth scarcely enlarged. 



Eye very large, 3 in head ; interorbital space broad, convex, its breadth 

 4 in head ; preorbital very low, its least breadth 7^ in head. Preopercle 

 evenly and rather sharply serrate. 



Scales small, very regularly arranged, those above lateral line in very 

 oblique series, those below in horizontal series. 



Dorsal spines slender and high, the fourth 1^ in head. Upper caudal 

 lobe 1. Longest anal rays 2 in head, their tips not nearly reaching, 

 when produced, to the tips of the last rays. Second anal s})ine short 

 and weak, 2^ in head, not longer than third, and but little stronger, its 

 tip when dei)ressed reaching to base of the median soft rays and not to 

 the tip of the third spine. Ventrals, If in head; pectorals, If. Color 

 in life, bluish above, white below, sides with five stripes of clear bronze 

 orange, four most distinct, fill of equal width, about half ])ii})il ; a median 

 stripe from middle of interorbital space to dorsal ; the next pair from tip 

 of snout above to last lays of dorsal, becoming median on caudal ix'duncle ; 

 one iiom nostril above eye to below last rays of soft dorsal; one through 

 snout and eye, straight to base of caudal; one below eye to lower part 

 of caudal; a very faint one from angle of mouth and along lower i)art 

 of sides. Axil slightly dusky. Fins all light orange yellow, unmarked; 

 dorsal and anal with very narrow dusky edge; no trace of dark caudal 

 spot; mouth pale reddish within, in young, light orange in adults. In 

 spirits the body and head are bluish silvery. 



