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wi. Iris goldeu yellow ; uo black blotcli ou base of pectoral: 

 scales small ; lateral line with 50 tubes ; second 

 anal spiue moderate, 3^ in bead ; rose-color, witli 

 golden streaks; soft lins all rosy; lateral blotch 

 disappearing with age Pkofundus, 8. 



rH,m. Iris orange red ; base and axil of pectoral witb a jet- 

 black blotch ; scales moderate, about (33 vertical 

 rows above lateral line ; second anal spine long, 

 2^ in head ; crimson, caudal peduncle and caudal 

 hu largely jellow ; no lateral blotch. 



BUCCANELLA, 9. 



ff. Soft dorsal with 12 rays; body oblong, the back not greatly elevated; 



mouth rather snuill, the upper canines moder- 

 ate, the lower obsolete ; scales above lateral line 

 in very oblicjue series. 

 n. Pectoral short, IJ in head ; teeth on vomer in a t-shaped 

 patch ; color olivaceous, no black lateral blotch. 



BUACHVPTERUS, 10. 



nv. Pectoral long, more than two-thirds length of head ; 

 color chielly red ; a large black lateral blotch. 

 0. Vomerine teeth in a '^-shaped patch, with a distinct 

 backward i>rolougation on median line; color 

 red, back and sides with rows of dark bluish- 

 gray spots following the series of scales; simi- 

 lar spots on sides of head ; tins reddish. 



GUTTATUS, 11. 



00. Vomerine teeth in a A <ii" 'h-shaped palch, the pro- 

 longation on median line very short or want- 

 ing : color rosy, greenish above, the sides of 

 head and body with numerous longitudinal 

 stripes of golden yellow ; soft dorsal and caudal 

 red ; lower fins yellow Synagkis, 1'2. 



ee. Lower jaw i)rojccting beyond upiier ; teeth on vomer in a '|*-sha]>ed patch. 



p. Scales above lateral line in oblique series. Mouth 

 moderate ; body rather elongate, compressed ; 

 eye small; scales small, the lateral line with 

 about 50 pores ; dorsal rays X, 13 ; caudal deeply 

 forked ; anal spines graduated ; gill-rakers 

 ^ rather numerous, about 10 on lower part of an- 



terior arch; reddish, with horizontal yellow 

 streaks; no black lateral blotcb. 



Ambiguus, 13. 



jjj>. Mouth large ; body rather elongate, strongly com- 

 pressed ; eye very large, red ; scales rather small, 

 the lateral line with about 50 pores ; dorsal rays 

 X, 12 ; caudal little forked ; second and third 

 anal spines subcqual ; gill-rakers few ; dark 

 brown, pale below, flushed with deep red ; fins 

 mostly red ; a large black lateral blotch. 



Mahogoxi, 14. 



dd. Anal fin angulated, its median rays inoduced, at least half length of head; 



body rather robust ; upper canines rather large ; 

 lower, small. 



