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lighter, .and with scattered black dots, especially on belly and outer por- 

 tions of dorsal and caudal; each side with 3 large black spots ocellated 

 with brownish, 1 on dorsal near its base, a second Immediately below it 

 on the sides, and a third in the middle of the caudal fin; month behind 

 tongue black, with yellow lines. West Indies, north to Florida. Common 

 in the West Indies; the most .abundant of the American species. Here 

 described from a specimen from oft" Peusacola, Florida, about 15 inches in 

 length. 



Mr. Garman gives the following note on Jntennarius ocellafus : 

 "The species was tolerably figured by Parra, but has not been recognized 

 by some of the subsequent writers. On 5 specimens before me the amount 

 of variations in markings is comparatively small. The 3 large ocelli, on 

 dorsal, caudal, and middle of side, are present on each, as is also the case 

 with the numerous small spots of black on the ventral portions of the 

 body and on the outer portions of dorsal and caudal. The dorsal ocellus 

 lies between the sixth and seventh rays, on the middle of the fin ; that on 

 the flank is sitiiated on the vent, and that on the caudal between the 

 fourth and fifth rays, from the top, near the middle of the fin. The black 

 portion of either of these spots is larger than the orbit, which latter is 

 rather small when contrasted with that of other species. The Avhite cir- 

 cle around the black, again, is surrounded Ity a narrow one of brown. On 

 the caudal, at each side of the ocellus, there are transverse stre.iks. The 

 first ray of the dorsal is as long as the second, and is covered by scales. 

 The bulb ap])arently is simple, and bears numerous lacinia'. The second 

 dorsal spine is shorter than the third ; both are club shaped. The space 

 behind the second dorsal spine is covered by scales." (ocellatus, with 

 eye-like spots.) 



Pescador, Parra, Dif. Piezas, Hist. Nat., 1, tab. 1, 1780, Cuba. 



Lophius Mstrio, var. ocellatus, P.LOCH & ScHNEmKR, Syst. Ichth., 142, 1801 ; after Parra. 



Antennarlus vlctirophthcdnius, Gn.L, Proc. Ac. Nat. Scl. Phila. 1863, 92, Key West; Jordan 



& Gilbert, Synopsis, 840, 1883 ; Jordan, Cat. Fishes, 138, 1885 ; Goode & Bean, Oceanic 



Ichthyology, 487, 1890. 

 Antcnnarivs ocellatus, PoEY, Synopsis, 105, 1868; Garman, Bull. Iowa Lab. Nat. Hist. 



1896, 82. 



3102. AXTENNARIUS SCABEB (Cuviei). 



D. III-12; A. 7; P. 9 or 10. Anterior dorsal spine as long as second, and 

 provided with 2 long and thick cutaneous flaps at its tip; third dorsal 

 spine not continuous with the soft dorsal ; soft dorsal fin terminating at 

 some distance from the caudal, its last ray not extending to root of cau- 

 dal, if laid backward; dorsal spines, head, back, and sides of the body 

 with more or less numerous cutaneous fringes, those of dorsal spines some- 

 times forming a dense cluster; skin very rough, covered with small spines. 

 Ground color yellowish or reddish, with numerous brown spots, those 

 around the eye forming radiating streaks; dorsal and anal fins with 3 

 series of round brown spots, the middle of which is formed by the largest 

 and most constant spots; sometimes uniform brown. Caribbean Sea. 

 (Giinther.) A small specimen from Port Castries, St. Lucia, has the body 



