2(364 Bullet in //, United States National Museum. 



ctenoid, those on blind side smooth; arch of lateral line short and high, 

 its biise contained 4i to 5 times in the straight portion. Dorsal fin begin- 

 ning opposite anterior nostril, the rays nearly nnil'orm in length, the 

 longest abont \ head; Electoral of colored side 4f in length; ventral of 

 colored side beginning nndor middle of lower eye, with 6 rays; the right 

 ventral with 5 rays. Color in life, light grayish with reddish tinge, cov- 

 ered with small ronnd spots of darker gray and with lighter rings inclos- 

 ing spaces of the gronud color; vertical fins similarly colored, with a 

 small black spot near base of each ninth or tenth ray; 2 black spots on 

 median line of body divide the length into nearly equal thirds; some 

 other small black spots scattered over colored side. Western Atlantic, 

 from Long Island to Rio Janeiro, on sandy shores. Here described from 

 Key West specimens, types of P. neiularis. This species is very common at 

 Key West in clear, shallow water on sandy bottom. The largest of the 

 numerous specimens taken is 3 inches in length. A specimen similar to 

 these has been tal<en by Dr. Bean on the south coast of Long Island. 

 This seems to be the same as the Cuban species called lihomboidichthi/s 

 ociilatus by Poey, and some of the specimens sent by Poey to the Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology are apparently identical with the types of P. 

 mhularis. In the Museum of Comparative Zoology we have compared 

 specimens of the real riaiophrijs ocellatus (No. 11423, Rio Janeiro, Agassiz) 

 with a representative specimen of /'. nehularis (No. 26147, from the Tor- 

 tugas, Florida), and are unable to find any differences. We adoi)t, there- 

 fore, the name Platophrys ocellatus for all, and regard it as one of the 

 widely distributed flounders, like Etroims crossotus and Cilliarichthys spUop- 

 terus. {occllatHS, with eye-like spots.) 



llhomhus ucellatut, Agassiz, Spix, Pisc.Brasil., 85, pi. 46, 1829, Brazil. 



Rhombus bahia7iuti, Castelnau, Anim. iiouv. rares Am^tiqne dii Slid, 1855, Bahia. 



Platophnjs ncbularis, Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Kat.Miis. 1884, 31, 143, Key West 



(Type, 34972. Coll. Dr. Jordan) ; Goode & Bean, Oceanic Ichthyology, 441, 1896. 

 Platoplirys ocellatus, SwAiNSON, Nat. Hist. Class'n Fishes, II, 302, 1839; Jordan & Goss, 



Keview Flounders and Soles, 266, 1889. 

 Ilhomboidichthys ocellatus, Gunther, Cat., iv, 433, 1802; Poey, Synopsis, 408, 1868. 



3033. PLATOPHRTS MACULIFEB (Poey). 



Head 4; depth Ig. D. 90 to 95; A. 70; scales 90 to 95. Body elliptical, 

 ovate. Mouth small, ol)lique, the maxillary 3* in head ; teeth in each 

 jaw in 2 irregular series ; filamentous rays of pectorals reaching very 

 nearly to last rays of dorsal; arch of lateral line short and high, its 

 length 1* times its height and 2* in head; snout very short, 4 in head; 

 interorbital area 3J in head. Color of adult reddish gray, the body every- 

 where covered with rings formed of round, sky-blue spots, which are not 

 confluent and are not edged with black; besides these, very few detached 

 spots or other blue markings; head with similar blue spots, but no rings; 

 area inclosed in the blue rings not different from the ground color; caudal 

 with blue spots, other fins with none ; dorsal and anal mottled ; a large, 

 dift'use, dusky" spot at front of straight part of lateral line; 1 better 

 defined on middle of lateral line; a faint one fiirther back; pectorals 

 grayish, with dark bars. Cuba. We identify specimens taken by Dr. 



