Jordati atid FA'ermann. — Fishes of North America. 537 



width half snout; occiput with well-developed rugoaites. Scales on 

 cheeks crowded, in 6 rows; four series between adipose fin and lateral 

 line. Front of dorsal nearer tip of snout than adipose fin \>-^ a distance 

 equaling diameter of pupil ; the fin low, the tips of anterior rays 

 barely reaching base of posterior ray in reflexed fin : base of dorsal 1^ 

 in head; upper outline of dorsal convex; anal very small, its base J^ 

 length of head ; pectorals very short, bluntly rounded, the longest ray 

 2\ in head, not reaching beyond vertical from base of ventrals ; ventrals 

 reaching halfway to front anal, ly in head. Color black, with 5 

 broad dark bars reaching to lateral line or below ; the middle of each 

 interspace with a fainter bar confined to back ; mandible below with 

 alternating brown and silvery crossbars ; a black spot at lower angle 

 of cheeks, with a small silvery blotch below it ; inside of mouth and gill 

 cavity pale; dorsal and caudal faintly barred. Length (ij inches. Aca- 

 pulco, Mexico; one specimen known, (laeertinus, lizard-like.) 



Synodtis laeertinus, GiLBEitT, Troc. U. S. Nat. Miis., 181)0, 55, Acapulco. (Type, No. 44300. Cull. 

 AUiatroBs.) 



811. SYNOnrS SAURUS (Liniii.^us). 



(Tarentola ; Lacerto ; Tirit.) 



Head 4; B. 1.5; D. 12; A. 12. Scales 3 or 4-60-2. Snout broader than 

 long, the jaws subequal ; teeth small ; upper surface of head corrugated. 

 Dorsal slightly higher than long, the tips of the first rays not extending 

 beyond tips of last ; pectoral reaching ninth or tenth scale of lateral line. 

 Scales on tail faintly keeled. Dusky gray, yellow below. Length 17 

 inches. (Giinther; Goode.) Coasts of Southern Europ'e and neighboring 

 islands, recorded by Dr. Goode from the Bermudas, {aavpoq, lizard.) (Eu.) 



Sahno sannis, Lixnj.u.':, Syst. Nat., Ed. xii, 5U, 1766, Mediterranean; after Artepi. 



Suiinis griscus, Lowe, Trans. Zoiil. Soc., ir, 1841, 1^8, Madeira ; Gintiieh, Cat., v, .'!94, 1S64. 



Laurifla mediterranea, Swainson, Nat. Hist. Anim., ii, 2s7, 1839, Mediterranean; name only. 



Tirns marnioratus, Rafinesque, Carattcri, 56, 1810, Palermo. 



Alpismaris risfio, Ri.^so, Eur. Meriil., iti, 458, 182G, Nice ; very young. 



Synodiis laceiia, Goode, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., v, 187G, 68, BermuJa siiecinien ; not of Risso. 



812. STNODUS SCITULICEPS, Jordan A Gilbert. 



Head 43; depth fii. D. 10; A. 12; scales 6-61-t5. Allied to S. fnctens, 

 but with the head very small; cheeks with about 4 rows of large scales; 

 opercles with 4 ; 4 rows between adipose fin and lateral line; ventrals If 

 in head; pectoral 2. Coloration brownish olive, scales of back with pale 

 dashes; head marbled above ; pectoral and caudal blackish; adipose fin 

 black, edge pale ; no yellow. Length 7 inches. Cape San Lucas to Pan- 

 ama; not uncommon in shallow bays. {scituluH, slender; -c<j)s, head.) 

 Synodua scitnliceps, Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1881, 344, Mazatlan. (Type, 

 No. 28.392. Coll. Gin)ert.) 



8i:{. .SYXOWrS .lEXKIXSI, Jordan & Bulluian. 



Head 3| to 4 ; depth 6i to 7. D. 10 or 11 ; A. 13 ; scales 5-62 to 65-6, 6 

 rows on cheeks. Body slender, subterete, depressed. Head moderate. 



