Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of iVori/i America. 1187 



1577. MTCTEKOPERCA TIGRIS (Cuvier & ValoncinnneB). 

 (BoNACi Gato.) 



Head 2* ; depth 3|. D. XI, 16 or 17 ; A. Ill, 10 or 11 ; scales 18-125 to 

 135-50 to 55, pores 80 to 85. Body moderately elongate, rather strongly 

 compressed. Head large, the anterior profile rather more strongly curved 

 than in most species, somewhat gihhons ahove the eyes ; snout n9t very 

 acute, 3* in head. Mouth very large, ohlique, the maxillary extending 

 to beyond the eyes, its length 2\ in head. Canines moderate, nearly 

 vertical. Lower jaw strongly projecting ; eye 6| in head. Posterior 

 nostril much larger than anterior, the two close together and close to 

 eye. Interorbital space strongly convex, its breadth 5j in head. Pre- 

 opercle forming a regular curve, without salient angle or conspicuous 

 emargiuation. Gill rakers very short and broad; about 6 developed on 

 lower half of arch, besides about 3 rudiments. Scales rather small, 

 chietiy cycloid. Dorsal spines rather slender, the second, third, and 

 fourth subequal, 3^ iu head; soft dorsal slightly angulated, the tenth 

 ray slightly longer than the others, 3 in head ; caudal truncate or some- 

 what lunate, the outer rays l-i'o in head; anal high, slightly angulated, 

 the largest rays 2j in head; anal spines short, graduated; pectorals 

 reaching somewhat beyond tips of ventrals, 2 in head ; ventrals short, 

 not reaching vent. Color in spirits, olivaceous ; the head covered with 

 very distinct honeycomb-like reticulations of darker olive, surrounding 

 pale spots, from the size of the nostril to that of the pupil ; body show- 

 ing traces of such spots ; fins plain, the soft dorsal and anal edged with 

 blackish. Color in life, olive brown, with about 5 pale, grayish cross 

 bands, narrower than the interspaces; these bands about obsolete in 

 spirits ; all the fins bluish black, the vertical tins edged with whitish, 

 the pectorals tipped with orange ; top of head reddish, becoming dusky 

 iu spirits. Length of specimen described (6708, U. S. 11. M.) from Bar- 

 badoes, 19 inches. West Indies ; not very common ; north to Bermuda. 

 {^tigris, tiger.) 

 Serranus tigrk, Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., ix, 440, 1833, San Domingo; Gvn- 



THER, Cat., I, 112. 

 Serrmms felinva, Poey, Memorias, ll, 134, 1860, Havana. 

 Seiranus repnndus, Poey, Memorias, ii, 135, ISGO, Havana. 



Trisotro2)is reliculalns, Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci., 1865, 1II5, Barbadoes; coloration faded. 

 Trisotropis tigris, Poey, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., 18U9, 307. 

 Myclerojierca reliculala, Jordan & Swain, I.e., 373, 1884. 

 Serraniis rivulatvs, Poey, Jlemorias, ii, 135, 1860. 



Mi/cteropcrca tigm, Jordan & Swain, I. c, 364, 1884; Jordan A Kigenmann, /. <■ , 3t",ii, 18U0. 

 Epinepkehis tigria, Boulenger, Cat., i, 259. 



Represented in deep waters by a red form or subspecies, 



1577a. MYCTEKOPERCA TIGRIS ('AMELOPARUALIS (I'oej) 



Ground color bright red, otherwise as in Mydcroperca I'Kjrix. West 

 Indies, {camclopnrdalia, like a girafie or camelopard in color.) 



Serranns camelopnrd'dix, PoEY, Memorias, n, 132, 1860, Havana. 

 Trisotrojtis camelopardalia, Poey, Synopsis, 283, 1868; Enuuieratio, 14, 1875. 



