Jordan and Evcrmann. — Fishes of North America. 1593 



bands below tbe eye, alternating with bronze. Just above middle of 

 body, close behind the iicctorals in the males, is a deep indigo-blue cross 

 band, which nearly meets its fellow under the belly ; pectorals yellow, 

 upper edge of axil black; ventrals cream color, each reaching beyond the 

 posterior edge of the blue cross band ; other fins with horizontal, wavy, 

 reddish streaks; female without blue band, but with irregular ink-like 

 spots on numerous scales ou the back and tail. The coloration is com- 

 paratively ])lain, but that of the female is notably different from that of 

 the male. The specimen described is from San Diego. Southern Califor- 

 nia, Santa Barbara Islands to Cerros Island ; rather common in the keljj 

 off shore. Length about a foot, (semicinctiis, half-banded.) 



Julis semicinctus, Avres, Proc. C.tI. Ac. Sci. 1859, 32, Cerros Island; nialo. 



Platijglossus semicinctus, Gunthek, Cat., iv, 161, 18G2; Steindachner, Iclitli. Beitrage, v, 

 151, 1876; Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mu.s. 1880, 4,")5; Jordan & Gu.bert, 

 Synopsis, 603, 1883; Jordan, Cat. Fish. N. Am., 99, 1885; Jordan & Hughes, Proc. 

 IJ. S. jSTat. Mus. 1886, 60. 



Halichceres semicinctus, Jordan, Review Labroid Fishes, 643, 1890. 



1999. IRIDIO <JAU.\0T1 (Cuvier & Valencienues). 



Head 3^; depth about Sf. D. IX, 11; A. Ill, 11; scales 3-26-9. Body 

 rather elongate ; profile not steep ; posterior canines rather small; scales 

 before dorsal large, in 4 to 6 rows, not crossing median line; snout mod- 

 erately pointed; ventral fins with the outer rays produced, more than 

 twice the length of the inner. Head olive, shaded with brown; bright 

 violet blue on the lower jaw; dark violet dots and streaks behind and 

 above eye; shoulders deep yellow olive; behind this a blackish cross 

 band, behind which the back and base of the dorsal is a rich maroon- 

 crimson; body below this livid purplish, shaded with olive; spinous 

 dorsal olive, with blue dots; soft dorsal bluish, banded with bronze and 

 edged with dusky; caudal bluish gray, with sharply defined narrow 

 bronze bands; anal olive reddish, with streaks of crimson, violet, and 

 blue; pectorals light reddish, their tips black; axil violet; ventrals pale; 

 a dirtuse dusky spot at upper base of caudal. Of this small species we 

 have but 2 specimens, each about 8 inches long, from Havana. Poey 

 notes that this species varies much in color markings. He regards his 

 JuUs rnpius as a synonym of Julis cincius. The types of Julis garnoti 

 examined by us in Paris belong to the same species. West Indies; 

 recorded from Cuba, Martinique, and St. Croix. (Named for Mf Garnot, 

 a collector at Martinique.) 



Julis garnoti, Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xiii, 390, 1839, Martinique. 



Julis cinctus, Poey, Memorias, ll, 211, pi. 13, fig. 19, 1860, Havana. 



Julis ruptus, Poey, Memorias, ll, 212, pi. 13, fig. 20, 1860, Havana. 



Choerojulis ruptus. Poey, Synopsis, 334, 1868, Havana. 



Platyglossus ruptus. Cope, Tran.s. Am. Phil. Soc. 1870, 464. 



PlatygloKSUS garnoti, Gunther, Cat., iv, 162, 1862; Jordan, Proc. TJ. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, 45 ; 



Jordan & Hughes, I. c, 1886, 61 ; Jordan, Proc. IJ. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, 541 (uote on tj-pes 



of Julis garnoti). 

 Ohoerojtilis cinctus, PoEY, Enumeratio, 108,1875. 

 Halichares garnoti, Jordan, Eeview Labroid Fishes, 643, 1890. 

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