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almost equaling^ in leiijith the diameter of pupil. Lower ja^v with a nar- 

 row villiform band in front only, and a series of larger teeth outside, 

 the largest on the side of the jaw almost canine-like. Tongue with a 

 single large oval patch of teeth, its length more than twice its width. 

 Teeth on vomer forming a broadly arrow-shaped patch with a back- 

 ward prolongation on median line twice the length of width of anterior 

 part. Gill-rakers rather short and thick, the longest about ^ diameter 

 of eye, about 9 on lower part of arch, with no rudiments in front of 

 them. Preopercle with its posterior margin slanting obliquely down- 

 ward and forward, the emargination very broad and shallow ; preopercle 

 finely serrate above, the teeth coarser at the angle, which is not salient. 



Scales moderate, smaller than in L. grisem or L. caxu^ in nearly hori- 

 zontal series below, and obliquely u])ward and backward above the lat- 

 eral Hue ; about 7 or 8 rows of scales on the cheek ; 1 row on interoper- 

 cle, 1 on subopercle, and 7 on opercle. About 3 rows of large scales on 

 the temporal region. Top of head, snout, and jaws naked. Tubes of 

 lateral line branched. Bases of soft dorsal and anal scaly. Dorsal 

 spines rather strong, the outline of the fin evenl}' curved, the fourth and 

 fifth spines longest, 2f in head; the tenth spine 4 in head. Margin of 

 soft dorsal convex, the middle rays longest, 2| in head. Caudal little 

 forked, the upper lobe longest, If length of middle rays, If in head. 

 Margin of anal well rounded, the middle rays about twice length of last 

 ray; the first ray reaching nearly to tip of last ray when the fin is de- 

 pressed. Pectorals slightly falcate, reaching almost to front of anal, 1^ 

 in head. Anal spines strong, the second rather longest aud strongest, 

 3f in head. Color of adult in life, olivaceous above, i)a]er below, much 

 flushed, so that the general hue is everywhere copi)ery red. Sides of 

 body with numerous narrow cross-bars, rather faint, the light and dark 

 of about equal width, or the pale narrower. Scales of ui)per parts me- 

 sially bronzed. Head coppery, especially above. A broad whitish area 

 from eye to angle of mouth, becoming rosy in spirits. An irregular line 

 of small round or oblong blue sjiots below eye, from snout to angle of 

 opercle. Soft fins, all plain light brick red, the anal somewhat orange, 

 the caudal more or less yellowish. Spinous dorsal, with a light orange 

 band at base and edge, the middle pearly. The blue stripe below eye 

 persists longer than in any of the other species which possess it. 



Young in life, greenish olive, the head aud breast flushed with bright 

 coppery red. Base of each scale bright orange yellow, this color more 

 extensive than the dark ground color, so that the general hue of the 

 body, especially below aud posteriorly, is a rich golden yellow ; a dusky 

 spot on top of head. Temporal region with a dusky shade. An undu- 

 lating blue stripe below eye from snout to angle of opercle. A similar 

 fainter streak below it. Pectorals pale red or light orange. Ventrals 

 orange. Other fins rich golden yellow, the front of the anal and the 

 edge of the spinous dorsal rich, clear, bright orange. 



