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2034. CRYPTOTOMUS USTUS (Cuvier & ValencieDues). 



Head about 3i; depth 3. D. IX, 9; A. II, 8; scales 1^-24-6. Body mod- 

 erately elongated, compressed. Head rather pointed ; lateral teeth of lower 

 jaw subequal, arranged in 2 rows which are not parallel, the posterior 

 teeth of the anterior series standing below and outside the anterior teeth 

 of the posterior series. Posterior canine usually preceded by 2 or 3 smaller 

 ones; upper lip double for its whole length; i)rofile slightly convex above 

 eye and somewhat concave before it ; snout long, 2^ in head ; distance from 

 eye to angle of mouth 3 in head, and 2i times diameter of eye; eye small, 

 6| in head; anterior canines about 4 on each side, strong and divergent; 

 lower teeth larger than in other species. Color in spirits, olive gray, with 

 irregular marbliugs of slaty gray ; 4 diffuse dark blotches along base of 

 dorsal; dorsal olive, finely mottled with dark cross lines, the membrane 

 of the first 2 spines black; caudal and anal plain olive. West Indies, 

 north to Charleston, south to Bahia; rather common. We have examined 

 specimens of this species from Rio Janeiro, Pensacola, and Charleston, as 

 well as the original tyjie from Brazil.* (ustus, scorched, from the color.) 



Gallyodonuitus, Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xiv, 286, 1839, Brazil; Gunther, 

 Cat., IV, 214, 1862; Guiohbnot, Scaxides, 59, 1865 (note on types) ; Jordan & Gilbert, 

 Synopsis, 606, 1883 ; Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, 541 (note on type). 



Cryptotoiiivs ustus, JORDAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, 228; Jordan, Review Labroid 

 Pishes, 666, 1890. 



2035. (;il¥PTOTOMUS AUROPUNCTATUS (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Head 3 ; depth 3. D. IX, 10 ; A. II, 9 ; scales 24. Lateral teeth of lower 

 jaw subequal. Posterior canine usually single, sometimes wanting; teeth 

 otherwise much as in C. ustus, the anterior canines smaller; upper lip not 

 double for its whole length ; snout sharp, the front not steep ; snout 25 in 

 head; eye 5. Color in life "greenish, with small gilt spots arranged in 

 oblique irregular bands on the vertical fins; a yellowish line from eye to 

 mouth, and others on side of head.'' San Domingo. Known only from 

 the original types t examined by us in the museum at Paris, (aurum, gold ; 

 pnnctatKs, dotted.) 



Callyodon auropunctatus, CuviEK & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xiv, 290, 1839, San 

 Domingo; GiJNTHER, Cat., IV, 214, 3862; Guichenot, Scarides, 60, 1865 (note on type); 

 Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, 542 (note on type). 



Cryptotomvs auropunctatus, Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886,228; Jordan, Keview 

 Labroid Fishes, 666, 1890. 



*'We have the following note on the type of Callyodon ustus : "A dried skin somewhat 

 distorted; 0.23"' long. Brazil. (Delalaiide.) Color all faded. Lower lateral teeth very 

 regularly arranged; some teeth not dissimilar outside of these in front. Lower teeth 

 growing rather stronger backward. Upper lateral leeth very fine and even, close set. 

 Oue canine near middle of jaw turned outward and backward." No other canines evident 

 on left side; right side broken." 



fWe have the following notes on the types of Callyodon auropiinctatus: "In fair con- 

 dition; O.IT"" long; from San Domingo. (Ricord.) Body rather elongate; the snout 

 sharp, the front not steep. Eye 5 in head; snout 2g; head 3; depth 3. Teeth on edge of 

 each jaw regular, those of lower jaw twice as large, the front series standing outside of 

 the lateral series. Upper jaw with 1 strong canine hooked outward and backward, a 

 little behind the middle of its side. Anterior canines small, those of the lower j.aws 

 scarcely unlike the ordinary teeth. Upper lip not double for its whole length. The other 

 specimen, 0. 13"" long, also from San Domingo, mentioned by Cuvier, lacks the posterior 

 canine, but seems to be otherwise similar. 



