Jordan and Evcnnann. — Fishes of No7^th America. 2485 



middle of the extended pectoral ; in L. cervinum, over its tip, or nearly so.) 

 Distance of anal origin with snout 3 in total length. Length of pectoral 

 2 in head's length and 13 to 14 in that of body (10 in L. marmoratum 11 

 in L. profiindonim). Scales ornamented with radiating stria', densely cov- 

 ering all parts of the lish except snout, under surface of head, and the 

 tins; lateral line continued almost to end of tail. Color brownish yellow, 

 with numerous subcircular spots of white, with diameter i that of eye, 

 along the upper half of body; vertical fins with narrow black margin. 

 Gulf Stream. (Goode & Bean.) A specimen from off Sand Key Light, 

 Florida, recorded by Mr. Garman. {cervinus, deer-like, from the faun- 

 color. ) 



Leptoiihidum cervinum, Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1885, 422, lat. 40° i' N., long. 



69056' W., depth 76 fathoms (Type, No. 28764. Coll. FixhHawk); GoODE & Bea.v, 



Oceanic Ichthyology, 340, 1896. 

 Lepophidium cervinum, Gauman, Bull. Iowa Lab. Nat. Hist. 1896, 91. 



2851. LEPOPHIDIUM PRORATES (Jordan & BoUman). 



Head 4^ to 4| (4| to 4| in total) ; depth 7^ to 8;^ (Tf to 8i) ; eye 4^ in head ; 

 snout 5 ; maxillary 2 J ; interorbital 1 J in eye ; pectoral 2A in head ; inner ven- 

 tral filament shortest, the longer 2j in head. Body moderately elongate, 

 compressed, considerably stouter than in L. profit ndoritm. Motith large, 

 maxillary reaching about i pupil's length beyond posterior border of eye. 

 Outer teeth slightly enlarged, a little movable, those of upi)er jaw largest. 

 Gill rakers rather long and slender, i length of eye, 4 developed. Tip of 

 snout with a strong spine directed forward and slightly downward; 

 opercle without spine, ending in a flat projection covered by skin. Dor- 

 sal beginning over middle of pectorals, longest ray 4 in head. Scales 

 regularly imbricated, but very small, about 225 in a longitudinal series; 

 scales on top of head extending forward to base of etlimoid spine; sides 

 of head covered with small scales; lateral line not reaching end of tail. 

 Air bladder obloug-lanceolate. Color olivaceous, paler below; scales 

 rather profusely dotted with black; a pale shade across opercles; lower 

 jaw, gular region, and anterior branchiostegals dusted; dorsal and anal 

 margined with black, the band on anal the l)roader; pectorals i)ale. 

 Specimens of this species were obtained at Panama and at Albatross Sta- 

 tion 2801, south of Panama. Length of type 10 inches. {TtpoopcxTiji, 

 prow-bearing, from the rostral spiue.) 



Leptophidium itrorates, Jordan & Bollman, Proc. F. S. Nat. Mus. 1889, 172, Panama. 

 (Type, No 41149, U. S. Nat. Mus. Coll. Alhatrosa.) 



2852. LEPOPHIDIU.U BREVIB.iRBE (Cuviei). 



A short decurved spine at tip of snout ; teeth strong ; occiput and oper- 

 cles scaly. Vertical fins edged with black. (Kaup.) Air bladder oblong 

 ovate, without contracted portion and without jiosterior foramen ; no 

 single anterior bone replaced by cartilage. (Miiller. ) West Indies and 

 Brazil; a scarcely known species; apparently close to L. lyr orates, but very 

 insufficiently described, {brevis, short; barba, beard.) 



Ophidion brevibarhe, Cuviek, Eegne Animal, Ed. 2, vol. 11, 358, 1829, Brazil; Muller, 

 Abhandl. Berl. Acad. 1843, 153, pi. 4, f. 4 : Kaup, Apodes, 154, pi. 16, f. 1 ; GiJnther, Cat. 

 rish.,iv, 379, 1862. 



