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slightly arched. Snout short, shorter than eye; eye large, a little greater 

 than interorbital space; month considerably obli(|ne, the jaws ec^ual, the 

 premaxillary in front on th(i level of lower part of pupil, the maxillary 

 extending to beyond line of middle of pupil, 2^ in head; teeth of upper 

 jaw in a narrow band, the outer moderately enlarged; teeth of lower jaw 

 moderate, not quite equal, almost in one series; pi'eopercle with its mem- 

 branous edge finely dentate; gill rakers long and slender, about x^f 15. 

 Scales large and firm, those above lateral line anteriorly in series parallel 

 with it; at a point below last dorsal rays each series is suddenly bent 

 upward, and then again becomes horizontal; rows of scales below lateral 

 line horizontal and nearly straight. Dorsal spines slender; soft dorsal and 

 anal scaly at base; caudal (broken) apparently subtruncate; pectoral very 

 short, reaching about to eighth dorsal spine; anal small, inserted back- 

 ward, its second spine moderate. Distance from insertion of ventral to 

 first anal spine 1^ times depth of body. Coloration silvery, with about 14 

 horizontal dark stripes, these strii^es continuous, and those above bend 

 ujiward underneath last dorsal spines; fins pale yellowish, all more or less 

 soiled with dark points; a faint dark axillary spot; lining of gill cavity 

 pale. West Indies ; 1 specimen known, 5| inches long, from Port Castries, 

 Island of St. Lucia. {Sanctw-luciw, St. Lucia.) 



Corvula sanctce-lncice, Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. 188!i, 649, Port Castries, St. Lucia. 

 (Type, No. 41732. Coll. A Ibatross . ) 



1812. CORVULA BATABAXA (Poey). 



Head 3* ; depth 3+ ; eye 4^ ; snout 3^. D. XI-I, 26 ; A. II, 8 ; scales 6-50-7. 

 Body oblong, compressed, the depth nearly uniform from ventrals to vent; 

 belly very long, the distance from ventrals to anal I greater than depth 

 of body ; profile nearly straight and horizontal; mouth rather wide; max- 

 illary 2^ in head, reaching middle of eye; upper jaw with several series 

 of minute teeth and an outer somewhat enlarged series; lower jaw with a 

 single series of rather strong teeth, a pair of minute canine-like teeth at 

 the symphysis; snout short, without pores; chin with 5 large pores; pre- 

 opercle with a crennlate, dermal border; gill rakers slightly longer thau 

 pupil, 5 -|- 13 ; lower pharyngeals with many small teeth, some of the inner 

 ones much elongate; eye slightly shorter than snout, about equal to the 

 interorbital area; scales large, their exposed edges much striated, the 

 stria) ending in cilia; scales below lateral line in undulate, subhorizontal 

 series; lateral line slightly curved, becoming straight above anal; soft 

 portions of vertical fins densely covered with scales; soft dorsal and anal 

 with a scaly sheath at their bases ; dorsal, caudal and anal rounded behind ; 

 ventrals slightly longer than pectorals, 1^ in head. Color coppery-grayish, 

 with many minute brown x>oints; scales of back and sides each with a 

 dark si^ot, these forming very distinct dusky stripes along the series of 

 scales; stripes below the lateral line mostly of continuous spots, those 

 above broken and irregular; upper part of head and fins uniform brown- 

 ish, with many minute points. Cuba and Porto Eico; not rare, but not 

 seen elsewhere ; our specimen from Havana. Its strongly marked colora- 

 tion is a very unusual trait in this family. {Batabano, the type locality.) 



