1184 Bulletin 47, Untied States National Museum. 



1573. MYCTEROPEBCA ROSACEA (Streets). 

 (Cabbilla Calamaria.) 



Head 2| ; depth 2J ; eye 7 m head (adult). D. XI, 18; A. Ill, 11; 

 scales 25-130-10. Body rather elongate, compressed ; head large, com- 

 pressed, pointed anteriorly, the anterior profile nearly straight or slightly 

 convex; snout rather long and sharp, 3i in head. Mouth large, the 

 maxillary reaching to opposite posterior margin of eye, its length 2 in 

 head. Teeth in moderate bands; canines of moderate size, nearly verti- 

 cal, the lower turned somewhat backward. Interorbital space strongly 

 convex, its breadth about 4 in head. Preopercle Avith the angle a little 

 salient, the emargination above it rather distinct, the teeth small, those 

 near the angle being somewhat enlarged. Nostrils rounded, very close 

 together, the posterior much the larger. Gill rakers rather few and long, 

 about 17 on lower part of anterior arch. Scales small, chiefly cycloid. 

 Dorsal spines rather slender and low, the third 3§ in head ; soft dorsal 

 moderate ; caudal fin distinctly lunate, the upper lobe the longer. If in 

 head ; anal very high and falcate, the middle rays produced in a point, 

 their length \^q in head, the posterior rays rapidly shortened, so that the 

 outline of the fin is much concave ; anal spines small, graduated ; 

 pectorals reaching beyond tips of ventrals, 2 in head. Color in life: Body 

 and fins nearly uniform brick red ; tip of pectorals dusky ; vertical fins 

 without distinct dusky edgings. In spirits, fading first to lemon color, 

 then to dull gray. Gulf of California. But three specimens, all adult, 

 of this beautifully colored species are known. The first was secured by 

 Dr. Streets at Angel Island ; thesecoud,describedabove(28131,U.S. N.M.), 

 obtained at Mazatlan by Dr. Gilbert, where it is very rare ; and the third 

 obtained by Dr. Jordan in December, 1894, from Venados Islands, near 

 Mazatlan. Length of specimen described, 38 inches. The brown form, 

 if existing, is unknown, (rosaceus, rosy.) 



Epiiiephelns rosacetis, Streets, Bvill. V. S. Nat. Mus., vii, 51, 1877, Angel Island, Gulf of 



California ; Boulenger, Cat., i, 262. 

 Trisotropis rosaceiis, Jordan & Gilbert, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., ii, 1882, 107. 

 Mycteroperca rosacea, Jordan & Swain, I. c, 302, 1884 ; Jordan & Eigenmann, I. c, 368, 1890. 



1574. MYCTEROPEBCA FALCATA (Poey). 

 (Scamp ; Bacalao ; Abadejo.) 



Head 2J to 3; depth 3i to 3i ; eye large, 5 in head (in adult). D. XI, 

 16 to 18 ; A. Ill, 11 ; scales 22-130 to 140-47 to 55, pores 72 to 85. Body 

 moderately elongate, compressed, its greatest width 2| in its depth; head 

 compressed, rather pointed anteriorly, the anterior profile nearly straight. 

 Mouth rather large, the maxillary reaching posterior border of eye, 21 in 

 head ; teeth in rather narrow bands; each jaw with two strong canines, 

 rather larger than in any related species, those of the upper jaw directed 

 very strongly forward and slightly downward; those of the lower jaw 

 a little smaller, and directed similarly upward and backward. Interor- 

 bital space slightly convex, 5 in head. Nostrils close together, the 



