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times tbat of the outer rays; anal rounded, its longest ray half head; 

 second anal spine a little stronger than third and slightly longer, 2f in 

 head : pectorals long, reaching much jiast tip of ventrals, 1^ in head ; 

 ventrals short, not reaching vent. In the typical form (erucntatus), from 

 rather deep water and among rocks, the ground hue in life is a livid 

 reddish gray, a little paler below, and the spots are vermilion, usually 

 darker posteriorly; the spots are larger especially anteriorly. In spirits 

 the vermilion spots become light gray, except posteriorly, where they 

 are brown ; those on the head remain very distinct, those above never 

 disappearing. Length about a foot. West Indian fauna ; Brazil to 

 Florida Keys ; a beautiful fish ; very common on the coast of Cuba ; a 

 food-fish of some importance, {cruentatus, dyed with blood.) 



Jurvucapeba or Ilaiara, Maecgrave, Hist. Brasil, 146, 1648, Brazil (doubtful). 



Perca giitlala*, Bloch, Ichthyol., 312, 1792, Martinique (description and figures from a irawing 



by Pi.dmier); not Perca guUala of LiNNA:rs, which in Promicrojjs yiiltatns. 

 Sjiams cruentalus, LAc£pfiDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 157, pi. 4, fig. 1, 1803, Martinique (on a copy 



of Plumier's drawing). 

 Saramis apiarius, PoEY, Memorias, ii, 143, 1860, Havana. 

 SeiTanus coronalus, Gunthek, Cat., i, 124, 1859. 

 Petromelopon apiarius, Poet, Synopsis, 18G8, 288. 

 Enneacentnis gnUains,* Jordan & Swain, I. c, 399, 1884. 

 Bodianus a-uenlatus, Jordan & Eioenmann, I. c, 378, 1890. 

 Epinephelus guUalus, Bovlenqer, Cat., i, 17G. 



Represented in shallow waters by the form or variety 



1539a. PETROMETOPON CRUENTATUS CORONATUS (Cuvier A A alenciennes). 

 (Brown Hind ; Petite N£oee.) 



In life, whitish or dusky olive, somewhat translucent, the head decid- 

 edly greenish ; spots everywhere, all bright orange red, darker in the 

 center, those on the edges of the vertical fins darker maroon or cherry 

 color; four larger spots along base of dorsal, inky black, irregular, the 

 third largest, the fourth smallest; a very small one on each side of shoul- 

 der. Eyes green above, with red specks, iris j-ellow ; fins rather bluish; 

 tips of ventrals dusky, tips of vertical fins appearing so from the darker 

 color of the spots. In spirits, the bright spots become brown or fade 

 into the ground color ; those on the head mostly disappearing. In other 

 respects like the preceding, its colors duller. West Indies, north to Key 

 West; generally common, {coronatus, crowned.) 



Serraniis coronafus, Cuvier &, Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., ii, 371, 1828, Martinique. 



Serranns coronatus var. nigriculus, GCnther, .Cat., I, 124, 1859. 



Petromelopon guUcUns, Poey, Synopsis, 288, 1868. 



lipiiiephdus guUatus, Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 125. 



Enneacentrus guUatus coronatus, Jordan & Swain, I. c, 1884, 398. 



* As this species is in no wise concerned in forming the Perca gtdtata of Linna;us, the specific 

 name guUatitK should not be used for it. The Boiliaiiwi giillatus of Bloch {Serrautis myriasler 

 Cuvier & ValeQcieuues) is an East Indian species, referable to Bodianus as here restricted. 



