3S4: BuUctin ^7, United States yatiotial Museum. 



Mmitmcflut ooeUatMs, Lx Srxrs, Joom. Ac. Xat. Sci. Phila.. v, 1S25, 10^, pi. i, fig. 3, South 



America. 

 Opi iimtm rrmifet, VAtxsciEjnrBS, in D'Orbigny Toy. Amer. Merid., PoisB., pi. 12, fig. 2, 1S39. 

 (j^iirirtjit III'! Bmtmi, GfXTHEE., CkL, TUj, 6>^, IgTO: Jc>£I>a\ .& Gileebt. Synopas, 35S, 1SS3. 

 BarttcieMkjfS oaHalMt, GoODE Jc Beak, Proc. U. & Sat. Hu5., ISTd, 153. 

 OfUdAK* ooeOo&K, Joxsas ^ Tatis, L c, eSO. 



630. OPHIf HTHrS TRISERIALIS (Kanp). 



Teeth in both jaws uniserial, the anterior more or less enlarged : vomer- 

 ine teeth in one row. Body terete, the tail It times the length of head 

 and trunk : head dattish : month broad, its width as great as distance 

 between the nostrils or as inierorbital space: gill, openings vertical, well 

 separated : dorsal fin beginning a little before tip of pectoral : head 2f in 

 trunk, 5t in tail : pectoral fin 2r to 3i in head, about equal to lower jaw : 

 cleft of mouth 2i in head : gill openings less than one-half the pectorals, 

 less than eye. 1* in isthmus : eye It in snout, 2? in cleft of mouth : teeth 

 rather strong, one or two in front of upper jaw almost canine-like: vom- 

 erine teeth small. Color light brown : a row of rather large roand black 

 blotches above the lateral line : a series of smaDer spots on each side oi 

 dorsal, alternating with the large blotches : a row of snbmarginal spot? 

 along the dorsal fin : anal fin plain : top and sides of head with smaller 

 spots ; in adults a faint, dusky shade across the pectoral : lower part:^ 

 pale : longitudinal wrinkles on throat conspicuous. Pacific Coast of 

 Tropical America, rather common, ftom Lower California to the Galapa- 

 gos. ( triiierialh, three-rowed. ) 



JfiB^saojKu triairialU, Kj.tt, Apodes, 12, IS^i, Pacific. 



TTi ijNfiiii irtf n ffffrnTin, Abbott, Proc Ac. Xat. ScL Phila., 1S60, 4T5, locality unknown. 



Oj i tii M ■! I mrf \ I ni«—«»«, CipatTT Picc Ac. Xat. ScL Cal.. IS^, 06, Coast of Lower California. 



OfkidUlm$Tmgifer, Joexias i^ B-jllxas;, Proc U. S. Xat. Mas., 18S9, l->^, Charles Island. Gala- 

 pagos : young -srith longer fiect orals. (Type, Xo. 41428. Coll. Albatross.) 



OfiUdfOkgt friserioZis, GfSTHiE, Cat, tth, 5S, 1S70 ; Streets, BulL U. S. Xat. Mns., -ni, 55. 1ST7 ; 

 JoKBvs i GiLZKBT, Ptoc. V. S. Xat. Mus., ISSO, 457 ; Jou>a>' & GrtBKKi, Synopsis, 359, 1SS3. 



OjfiiiiAmi Iriteri^ic, Jo2i*A>- ^ Davis, L c, <331. 



Subgenus SCYTALOPHIS, Kaup. 



6S1. OPHltHTHTS G03a:Sn (Castelnan). 



'Sea Sebpest.) 



Vomerine teeth biserial throughout ; teeth in both jaws biserial, sub- 

 equal, no canines : peetorai 2* to 21 in head, about as long as cleft of 

 mouth, which is 2i in head. Body terete: the head rather short, about 

 2j (2i to 3 J in trunk ; the head and trunk 15 (1^ ^'chrysops" to 1;',t "»<a- 

 crurm") in the tail: snout rather short, pointed; interorbital space broad, 

 equal to eye, which is about 1? in snout : nasal tubes short ; dorsal inserted 

 behind middle of pectoral; diameter of gill opening equal to eye, li in the 

 isthmus. 3 in the pectoral. Olive brown above, the coloration caused by 

 innumerable brown points on a yellowish ground ; light yellow below ; 

 pectoral dusky, dark along the upper edge : lower jaw with du.sky mark- 

 ings : dorsal and anal fin translucent, with dark margins: pores on jaws 



