Jordan and Everniann. — Fishes of North America. 1599 



2005. IRIDIC POEYI fSteindachner). 



Head 3^; depth 3^. D. IX, 11; A. Ill, 12; scales 2-28-10; eye small, 

 6| iu head including the opercular flap; snout slender, nearly 3 times 

 diameter of eye ; tubes of lateral line not described, perhaps as in Iridio 

 kirsvhii. Lower half of body violet red, the upper reddish brown ; each 

 scale above with a deep-blue spot; a clear blue band downward and back- 

 ward from the dark postorbital spot; a second from corner of mouth; 

 a blue crescent on base of pectoral which widens into a blue axillary spot ; 

 caudal greenish with convergent streaks of yellow, edged with violet. 

 Surinam (Steindachner) ; not seen by us; evidently close to Iridio Jxirschii, 

 but the eye apparently smaller, the color different. (Named for Prof. 

 Felipe Poey.) 

 Platyglossus poeyi, Steindachner, Iclith. Notizen, vi, 49, 1861 



2006. IRIDIO CAUD.iLIS (Poey). 



Head about 3i; depth 4i with caudal, 3| without; eye 6 in head, 2 in 

 snout; caudal rounded medially, concave toward its points, the upper lobe 

 longer than lower; tubes of lateral line not described. Color olive green 

 above, sky blue below ; an olive spot surrounded by clear green on each 

 scale ; passage from sides to belly made insensibly by a yellow band ; bodj' 

 becoming paler toward the tail; head with blue streaks, which extend 

 on throat and base of pectorals, a green spot edged with dark blue behind 

 eye, 2 series of round spots of cobalt blue, from caudal toward middle 

 of trunk, where they disappear; blue on rays of caudal; dorsal and anal 

 bright rose, crossed by 2 blue streaks, formed by series of blue points 

 on dorsal, which has also a blue streak on its front; ventrals rosy ; pectorals 

 washed with blue; iris vermilion, with yellow. Length 160 mm. Cuba. 

 (Poey); not seen by us; possibly the female o{ Iridio picUis, but probably 

 a distinct species, (caudalis, from the form of the caudal.) 



Julis caudalis, Poey, Memorias, ii, 213, 1860, Havana. 

 Platyglossus caudals, Gunthkr, Cat., iv, 16G, 1862. 



2007. IRIDIO PICTUS (Poey). 



Head 31; depth U. D. IX, 11 ; A. Ill, 12; scales 2-28-10. Tubes of pores 

 of lateral line all simple or very nearly so, not tritid ; body very slender, 

 the depth less than length of head; snout vei-y sharp; the anterior profile 

 of head straightish and not steep; snout 2^ in head; eye 2 in snout; pec- 

 toral moderate, l? in head. Color in spirits, pale, unmarked, except i'or 

 the small black spot behind eye; iu life, olivaceous; a row of round sky- 

 blue spots along each side of back; a broad band-like area of orange 

 mingled with violet spots along sides backward from head to middle of 

 body, the lower edge of this band serrate; below this a pale violet band, 

 darker behind; still lower a yellow stripe; head olivaceous, marked with 

 blue; preorbital scarlet, with 3 violet stripes; opercles bright red, with 

 3 violet stripes, the postocular black spot in the uppermost; dorsal and 



