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streak along- preorbital, suborbital, aud opercle, turniug abruptl3' down- 

 ward on the subopercle. A faint blue streak behind eye. Oi)ercle with a 

 deep indigo- black sjmt bordered by bluish and yellow ; tip of opercle yel- 

 low ; the color bounded by a <-shaped blue line. Lower jaw with two 

 cross stripes of coppery orange, the interspaces white, the tip reddish. 

 A small jet-black spot at base of last ray of soft dorsal. 



Dorsal tin light cherry-red, with a row of translucent spots at base ; 

 a narrow translucent median band, the tips translucent. Caudal trans- 

 lucent, tinged with red toward the base. Anal with a row of pearly 

 spots, and a cherry-red band, then a narrow pearly band, then a light 

 yellow band, then a light red band, the tips translucent. Pectorals 

 yellowish ; ventrals Avhite. Iris scarlet. 



This gaily-colored little fish seems to be well distinguished from all 

 thus far known in the West Indies. 



TRIGLIDyE. 



98. Prionotus tribulus C. & V. G. (30910, 30201, 31053.) 

 Common; numerous specimens obtained at Galveston. 

 Coloration in life: light olive-green, the head and body everywhere 



reticulated with dark olive-green, in definite patterns, the dark lines on 

 the head consi)icuous, arranged in a series of curves and concentric 

 circles ; the dark streaks on the body mostly undulating and ascending 

 backward. A diffuse band along side of bright orange. Belly white. 

 Two faint diffuse dark bands downward and forward from soft dorsal, 

 the hindmost ascending on the fin; a fainter band on spinous dorsal. 



Spinous dorsal reddish, clouded with darker. A large dark blotch, 

 not ocellated, between fifth and sixth spines. Second dorsal translucent 

 reddish, with darker spots. Anal similar, paler, the spots almost obso- 

 lete. Caudal reddish, with three darker bands. Ventrals plain light 

 reddish. Pectorals light clear green on the front side, grayish behind; 

 with about 5 somewhat irregular dark cross-bands, the three median 

 broadest and forked or Y-shaped above. Upper edge of pectorals pale. 

 Pectoral appendages reddish, barred with darker. 



Head 2i; depth 5. I). IX-I, 12; A. 11. P. 13-3. Lat. 1. 19 (tubes). 



99. Prionotus scitulus sp. uov. P. 



Prionotus jnindatHS Jor. & Gilb. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. 1S78, 373 (not of C. 

 &Y.). 



A single specimen taken from the stomach of a Picd Snapper at Pen- 

 sacola. 



Head 3^ m) ; depth G^ (7). D. IX, I, 13; A. 12; L— ; Lat. 1. ca. 

 70 (pores), about GO scales. Length 5| inches; none larger. 



Body much slenderer than in any other species; head small, low, 

 rather pointed. Snout rather long, a little shorter than rest of head, its 

 width between angles of mouth about 2i in head. Maxillary not reach- 

 ing front of eye, 2§ in head. Sides of snout finely and evenly serrate ; 



