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lu spirits olivaceous brown, little lighter below. Dorsal and anal 

 smutty, both lighter anteriorly and on marginal half of the fins ; a well 

 defined dusky line runiung horizontally near the margins of both, leav- 

 ing the edges of the fins plain light colored. Pectorals and caudal 

 dusky ; ventrals plain, light colored. Head marked with yellow as fol- 

 lows: a line in front of the eyes outlines a brownish oblong figure, which 

 extends vertically across the snout, not quite equal to the eye in width, 

 becoming narrower on median line of snout, its length six times that of 

 its greatest width ; an indistinct line passes over the interorbital space, 

 curves around anterior margin of eye, and ends before reaching the 

 scales on the cheek ; a more distinct line runs nearly parallel with pre- 

 opercular membrane; a horizontal, waving band on the middle of the 

 cheek is continuous with a wider band on chin, this having its lower 

 edge evenly waved; a narrow, nearly lunate, band on each side of the 

 lower jaw; round and oblong spots on cheek and jaws. Obscure dots 

 on some of the scales of ventral region, above anal, and more noticeable 

 ones behind pectoral fins. All the foregoing markings yellow. Teeth 

 rosy ; peritoneum dark. 



One fine specimen (2CS33), 15 inches long. 



16.— JULIS VERTICALIS sp. nov. 



Head 3i (3f); depth 3i- (3f); length (26829) 11 inches. D. VIII, 13; 

 A. Ill, 11; Br. 6; scales 2^21-Sh (These measurements were taken 

 to end of middle rays of caudal.) 



Body oblong, compressed, rather robust; dorsal and anal outlines 

 about equally curved ; head longer than deep ; snout somewhat blunt, 

 2f in head ; eye moderate, 6| in head. Branchiostegal membranes form- 

 ing a fold across the isthmus. 



Scales moderate, becomiug smaller in front of ventrals; small scales 

 on base of dorsal, anal, and caudal fins. Gill-rakers short, 16 on louver 

 part of arch ; slit behind last gill wholly obsolete. Tubes of lateral line 

 forked once on most of the scales anterior to caudal peduncle. 



Spinous dorsal low; the anterior spines about 5^ in head; the spines 

 increasing slightly in height posteriorly; height of soft portion of dor- 

 sal fin 3i in head. Caudal with outer rays produced, but not greatly 

 so ; the greatest length of the fin If in head. Anal similar to soft dor- 

 sal. Pectorals If in head. Ventrals short, 2f in head. 



In spirits olivaceous brown; each scale with a conspicuous dark, ver- 

 tical streak, forming two vertical lines on the body for each scale of the 

 lateral line. Head, dorsal, and produced rays of caudal purplish-brown, 

 caudal otherwise olivaceous; anal with a light purplish basal band,, 

 otherwise brownish; ventrals purplish dusky; pectorals olivaceouSj, 

 washed in part with purple. Peritoneum light. 



One fine specimen. 



