Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America. 1293 



i. Deptli of body about 2j iu length ; pectoral fins short, 

 • less than J- length of head ; scales above lateral line 



scarcely enlarged. Head 3; depth 2f; scales 6-50- 

 14; D. XII, U; A. Ill, 7. PARRA, 1666. 



ii. Depth of body 2J in length ; pectoral fins long, more 

 than J length of liead ; scales above lateral line 

 somewhat enlarged (in adult). Head 3 J ; depth 2 J ; 

 scales 5-49-13; D. XI or XII-16 or 15; A. Ill, 7. 



SCODDERI, 1667. 



(Zd. Back and sides with distinct horizontal yellow stripes, fading but 

 not disappearing in spirits; no black spots anywhere; vertical fins 

 usually dusky yellow ; scales of sides slightly enlarged ; maxillary 

 1\ in head, reaching front of pupil; body not very deep; snout 

 short, not ^ length of head; second anal spine when depressed 

 reaching tip of last ray, its length about \ head. 



CARBONARIUM, 1668. 



cc. Maxillary nearly or quite \ length of head, reaching center of eye in 



adult; no black spots or stripes anywhere in the adult (except under 



angle of preopercle). 



). Back and sides with rows of round silvery spot.a, one on each scale, 



these forming streaks which follow the direction of the rows of 



scales; ground color light olive-brown ; anal high; a black blotch 



at base of caudal; fins all yellow; body rather elongate; the 



snout pointed ; maxillary about 2^ in head ; second anal spine 2^ 



in head. Head 3; depth 2g; scales 7-50-14; D. XII, 16; A. Ill, 8. 



STEINDACHNERF, 1669. 



jj. Back and sides with continuous yellow stripes, which are horizontal 

 and do not everywhere follow the direction of tlie rows of scales; 

 ground color bluish-gray; back with a well-defiued blackish area 

 from first dorsal spine to base of caudal, this color covering most 

 of soft dorsal and middle of caudal lobes; body rather elongate; 

 snout moderate ; second anal spine 2| in head. Head 3; depth 3; 

 scales 7-56-17; D. XII, 16; A. Ill, 8. welanurum, 1670. 



jjTj. Back and sides of head and body with continuous blue stripes, hori- 

 zontal, and not everywhere following the rows of scales; ground 

 color bright yellow; fins yellow, the caudal dusky at base; snout 

 moderate; teeth strong, the anterior caninelike; second anal 

 spine 1\ in head. Head 22; depth 2|; scales 7-53-14; D. XII, 16; 

 A. Ill, 8. SCIURUS, 1671. 



66. Scales above lateral line anteriorly much larger than the other scales ; sides of 

 head with bright blue stripes, which extend for a short distance only on 

 body; body without distinct markings; mouth very large, its cleft more 

 than J head (in adult); premaxillary processes 2J in head; anterior pro- 

 file somewhat concave, the snout sharp, projecting; anal ratlier high, its 

 second spine 1\ in head. plu.mieri, 1672. 



aa. Scales below lateral line anteriorly much enlarged; head, back, and sides with con- 

 tinuous bright yellow stripes, those below following the direction of the scales, 

 and therefore extremely undulating for the most part; body with 2 longi- 

 tudinal black lines, the lower running from snout to base of caudal, ending in a 

 l)lack spot, the upper commencing in front of nostrils and separated from lue- 

 ceding by a pale band, extending backward to posterior end of soft dorsal; 

 region in front of dorsal with black median line; other short black lines on 

 head; black spot at angle of preopercle purplish-silvery in spirits; (ins yellow; 

 posterior teeth caninelike; body rather deep; snout short; mouth not large, 

 the maxillary 2* in head ; anal high, its second spine 2 in head. 



FLAVOLINEATUM, 1673. 



