2858 Bulletin //, United States National Museum. 



spicuons in yonng of Z. surhmmensis, viz, a pair running backward from 

 interorbital space; a pair from upper posterior border of eye converging 

 toward front of dorsal, and a broader band from eye downward and back- 

 ward across cheek; soft dorsal, anal, and caudal uniform Idackisb, or the 

 caudal with an ill-defined lighter edge; pectorals translucent; Aentrals 

 blackish. Abundant at Panama, where it is known as Berrttgaie. 



Lobotes auctorum, Steindachner, Iclith. Beitr., iv, 6, 18V5; not of Gunther. 



Lobotes surinamemis, Jordan & Gilbert, Bull. F. S. Fish Con^m., ii, 1882, 110; Gu^bert, 



1. c, 112; Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1885, 378; not L. nvrinameii.ns of Bi.och. 

 Lobotei paciflcv^, Gilhert, Fislios of Panama, 1898 MS., Panama. (Type, No. 5883, L. S. 



Jr. Univ. Mils. Coll. Gilbert.) 



Page 1238. Afttr lYiacanthus cruentatus add the following: 



lC25(a). PRIACANTHUS CAROLINUS, Lesson. 



This species is very close to Priacanthus cruentatus, distinguished by the 

 larger spine on preopercle, which reaches the edges of the opercle and is 

 2i iiieye; that of 7'. <ri(cntatus not reaching opercle and measuring 4 in 

 eye, its edge less rough. Body a little deeper than that of /'. cruentatus; 

 depth of the latter 3 in the length. In P. carolinus the depth is 2f in the 

 length; caudal truncate. In color and general appearance the 2 species 

 are similar. The distinctness of this species from P. cruentatus is very 

 doubtful. Abundant at Clarion Island, where it was taken by Mr. R, C. 

 McGregor, (carolinus, from Caroline Islands.) ' 



rriacanthus caroliniie, Lesson, Voyage Coqnille, Poi.ss., 204, 1826, Caroline Islands. 

 Priacanthus schlegeli, Hiloendorf, Sitzgber. Ge.s. Naturf. 1879, 79, Japan. 



Page 1262. In the first line of the description of NeomcBnis rivanus read : 

 Head 2f to 2f ; depth 2^ to 3. D. X, 14; A. Ill, 8 or 9; eye 4f in head; 

 scales (7) 8-72-17, 50 pores. 

 Page 1264. After Neomcenis rivanus add: 



1639(a). NEOM^MS HASTIJfGSI, Bean. 



(Bermuda Silk Snapper.) 



Head 3; depth 3; least depth of caudal peduncle 9 in length of type to 

 caudal base. D. X, 14; A. Ill, 8; V. I, 5; P. 16; scabs 8 or 9-65-17. 

 Maxillary reaching scarcely past front of eye, 3 in head. Vomerine teeth 

 iu an arrow-shaped patch, with a backward extension which is fully \ as 

 long as the eye; canines iu upper jaw very feeble; 2 or 3 po.^terior teeth 

 of mandible are weak canines; 7 rows of scales on cheeks, 9 rows on gill 

 cover. Least interorbital width equal to eye, which is lA iu snout and 4 

 iu head. Gill rakers 7 -)- 9, the one in the angle conspicuously longest, 

 about 2 in eye. First dorsal spine 7 iu head ; fifth and longest spine about 

 3 in head ; last dorsal spine equal to eye in length ; longest ray of soft 

 dorsal equal to maxillary, or 3 in head; first anal spine 8, the second and 

 third about 4 iu head, the second slightly longer than third; anal base 

 nearly 2^ in head; third and longest anal ray about equal to anal base; 

 pectoral extending to vent ; ventral not reaching vent by a space + as long 

 as the eye. Colors in life, ground color vermilion, the upper parts over- 



