634 Bulletin 47, United States National Museum. 



c. Scales in lateral line 31 to 34, 10 to 12 in a cross series ; body rather elongate, the 



depth 4 to 43^ in length; dorsal rays usually 12. 



((. Body without cross bands; each scale above and especially posteriorly, with a 



vortical purplish spot in the center; dorsal with series of blackish dots; 



aual rays 13. punctatus, 926. 



dd. Body with cross bands light or dark, probably in both sexes; aual rays 9 to 11. 



e. Body with about 23 narrow, undulating, silvery bars, narrower than the 



dark interspaces; fins nearly plain; head large, 3% in body. 



VINCTVS, 927. 

 ee. Body in both sexes with 10 to 15 narrow, dark, vertical bars; anal fin 

 small. 

 /. Snout shortish, shorter than eye; a black spot on back before dorsal- 

 head bluntish, Z}4 in length. PALLinus, 928. 

 ff. Snout very long, IJ^ times length of eye in adult; no black spot before 

 dorsal; male with an ocellatcd dorsal spot; head pointed ant 

 elongate, 3]{^ in body; branchiostegals 6. siMiLis, 929. 

 cc. Scales in lateral line 35 to 38. 

 g. Aual rays 10 to 12. 



h. Dorsal rays 11 or 12; depth of body 3% to 4. 



i. Female with two or three black horizontal stripes; male with about 12 



dark crossbars and a dorsal ocellus; head long, 3^4 in length; 



branchiostegals 6. ma.iai,is, 930. 



ii. Female plain or with dark cross bands only; no black horizontal 



stripes. 



j. Branchiostegals f>; coloration dull greenish, nearly jilain, the male 



with about 20 short, blackish crossbars, the female with an 



obscure dark lateral shade; no dorsal ocellus. I). 13; A. 11. 



PARVIPINNIS, 931. 

 _y. Branchiostegals 5. 



k. Dorsal rays 10 or 11. 



I. Color greenish, both sexes usually with dnsky or silvery 



crossbars and pearly spots, at least on the fins of the 



male; dorsal sometimes with an ocellus; scales35 or36. 



m. Form robust, the depths-/^ In length; the head Z-{^; 



dorsal ocellus faintor wanting; males with many 



pearly spots; females nearly plain. 



HETEROCLITUS, 932. 



mm. Form rather slender, the depth 4 in length; the 

 head 334; do'sal ocellus on female very con- 

 spicuous; pearly spots fewer; female banded or 

 spotted. ocELLARis, 933. 



II. Color greenish, in spirits without bands or spots; body 



dco(i; tail slender; fins small. fonticoi.a, 934. 



H-. Dorsal rays 12 to 14; olivaceous, with about 15 dark cross 

 bands. bermud.t;, 935. 



gg. Anal rays 16 or 17; dorsal rays 13 or 14; upper lip thick; scales 38-15 or 16. 

 11. Form robust, the depth in adult about 3 in length; color uniform pale 

 brown, the fins unspotted. robustus, 936. 



nn. Form rather slender, the depth 4}^ in length; color uniform brown, or 

 slightly mottled on tail; fins unspotted, the anal of male black at 

 base, yellow distally. labialis, 937. 



FoNTiNUS {.fans, fountain): 

 bb. Scales comparatively small, 44 to 60 in lateral line; dorsal fin of 13 to 15 rays; anal rays 

 11 to 14. 

 0. Scales moderate, in a longitudinal series, 44 to 48. 

 p. Anal rays 11; depth 4 to 5 in length. 



q. Body stout, compressed, the depth 4 in length; 15 scales in a cross- 

 series; olivaceous, with many silvery crossbars. adinia, 938. 



