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3689. (Type of Eltypt'wus maculatus.) One young specimen, about 2h 

 inches long, in bad condition. 



This specimen is undoubtedly the young of the species called nigri- 

 innnis and decoratus by Professor Gill, a species very closely related to 

 Bhypticus maculatus Holbr. of the Atlantic, but distinct from it. 



The number of dorsal rays is II, 25, not III, 24, as given by Professor 

 Gill. The first soft ray having been detached and broken, was taken 

 for a third sjiine, but its articulated tip is still attached. 



29. Epinephelus sellicauda Gill. 



{Epinephelus sellicauda Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1862, 'ZbO^^EpinepheJus ordinatus 

 Cope, Trans. Am. Pliilos. Soc. 1870, 406. ) 



7247. (Type of Epineplielus sellicauda.) A single specimen, very 

 young and somewhat shrivelled. 



30. Brachyrliinus furcifer (C. & Y.) Poey. 



{Brachyrhinm cirohts Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1862, 249.) 



3688. Nine inches long, in fair condition. We have compared this 

 specimen with one from Cuba, and, with Professor Gill, are unable to 

 point out any differences likely to be permanent. The Californian 

 specimen is somewhat deeper, with deeper and blunter head, and the 

 pale spots on the sides are smaller than in the other, otherwise the two 

 seem to be identical. 



31. Authias multifasciatus (Gill) J. it G. 



{Pronotogr animus multifasciatus Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, 81.) 

 2762. (Type of Pronotogrammus multifasciatus.) A very young 

 exami)le, about two inches long, the fore part of the head injured. It 

 has a blunt head, forked caudal, scaly maxillary, large scales, high 

 lateral line, and other characters of Anthias, to which genus it should 

 l)robably be referred. 



32. Xeiiichthys xanti Gill. 



{Xenichihys xanti Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, S^^Xenichthys xeuops Jordan 

 and Gilbert, Ball. U. S. Fish Commission, 1882, 325.) 



5086. (Types of Xeniclitliys xanti.) Manj' small specimens, 3 to 4 inches 

 in length, in lair condition. These evidently belong to the same species 

 as the adult examples lately described by us from Panama as Xeniclitliys 

 .renops. 



The dorsal rays are XI-I, 17, instead of XII, 14, as stated by Pro- 

 fessor Gill. The scales of the lateral line are perhaps a little more con- 

 spicuous than the others, but the difference is of no importance. 



33. Lutjazius novemfasciatus Gill. 



(Luljanus novemfasciatus Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 186.1, 251 = ^ Mesopriou iner- 

 mis Peters, Berliner Monatsbeiichte, 1809, 705 = Lutjanus prieto Jordan & Gilbert, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. iv, 1881, 353.) 



4010. (Ty])es of Liitjanns novemfasciatus.) Two specimens, about five 



