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j. General color deep indigo blue everywhere on body and fins ; body with 



4 to G broad cross bars of darker blue. 



k. Cheeks plain, without distinct stripes. inuigo, IHHOI. 



kk. Cheeks with a dark-blue suborbital band between 2 bands of clear 



blue. BOVINUS, 1580m. 



1580. HYPOPLECTBIIS UNICOLOR (typical). 



Perca unicolor, Walbaum, Artedi Piscium, iii, 352, 1792, locality unknown; iifter I'en'nn 



uuicohr, Seba, Thesaurus, iii, 76, tab. 27, fig. IC. 

 Holocentnts unicolor, Bloch & Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 322, 1801. 

 Pleclrojioma ephippiitm, Cuvier & Valencienne.s, Hist. Nat. Poiss., n, 408, 1828, locality 



unknown; found among fishes from Java bought in Amsterdam. 

 HijiKipleclnismactdifenis, Poey, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., x, 78, pi. 1, x, 2, 1871, Havana. 

 Serranns unicolor, BoULENGER, Cat., I, 299. 



1580a. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR PlIELLA (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Plectropoma puelld, CuviER & Valenciennes, lli.st. Nat. Poiss., ii, 405, j)!. 37, 1828, Martinique; 



GUntjier, Cat., i, 1G5, 1859. 

 Hypopleclnis pnella, PoEV, Synopsis, 290, 1868; Jordan & Eigenmann, I. c, 383. 



1580b. HYPOPLECTRUS UIVICOLOR VITULINUS (Poey). 



Plectropoma vUulinum, Poey, Memorias, i, 08, 1851, Havana. 

 H!/po2)lectrus intulinus, Poey, Enumeratio, 23, 1875. 



1580c. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR PINNIVARIUS (Poey). 

 Bijpoplectnts pinnivarius, Poey, Synopsis, 291, 18G8, Havana. 



1580d. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR GUTTAVARIUS (Poey). 



Plectropoma gullavariiim, Poey, Memorias, i, 70, 1851, Havana; Gunther, Cat., i, KiC, 18.59. 

 Pleclro2)oma melanoi-hina, Guichenot, Poissons, in Ramon de la Sagra, Hist. Cuba, 18, pi. 1, fig. 1, 



1855, Havana. 

 Hypoplectrm tjutlavarius, Poey, Synopsis, 291, 18G8. 



1580c. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR GUMMIGUTTA (Poey). 



Plectropoma cjummigntla, Poey, Memorias, i, 70, 1851, Havana; Gi"'NTiiT;R, Cat., i, 100, 1859. 

 Hypopleclrus giimniiijiilta, Poky, Syuopsis, 290, 1808. 



1580f. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR CROCOTUS (Cope). 



Plectropoma crocota* Cope, Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. Phila., xiv, 1871, 400, St. Martins, West 



Indies. (Coll. Dr. K. E. Van Kijgersma.) 

 Hypopleclnis crocolm, Jordan & Eigenmann, I. c, 380, 1890. 



*The following is the description of Ilypoplectrus crocotns (Cope): " Form gibbous; depth 2.2 in 

 length without caudal; length of head 3 times in same. E3'e 3)^ in head (including spine). 

 Anterior rays of soft dorsal little more elevated than last ray of spinous fin. Kadii D. X, 15; 

 A. HI, 7. A'entrals to aual; pectoral to first soft ray of anal; caudal moderately eniarginate. 

 Front concave in profile; muzzle a little longer tlian an orbit's diameter. Eight equal teeth on 

 the lower limb of the preoperculum; end of maxillary to line of posterior margin of pupil. 

 Scales 12-81-32. Length 4 5 inches. Color saffron yellow, becoming orange on the caudal, 

 anal, and vertical fins; dorsal region becoming brownish anteriorly; a narrow band from front 

 iif orbit posteriorly on dieek, and some small blue sjiots on side of muzzle; a narrow blue line 

 along upper edge of preoperculum; two faint vertical lines on operculum; dorsal and pectoral 

 fins and jaws saffron yellow. This brilliant species was found at St. Martins, W. I., by Dr. 

 U. E. van Rijgersma." (Cope.) The type specimen is no longer to be found in the collection of 

 the Academy at Philadelphia. 



