''°i89h''] procep:dings of the national museum. 



55. Hoplopagrus giiiitheri Ciill. 



145 



Fargo Baisero of the local tislicriiicii. 



Hoplopagrus giinlheri Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila. 18G::i, 2'}'.i (Cape San Lucas); 

 Steiiulacbuer, Bcitriijre vi, 1, Tafel 1, 1876 (Altaia) ; Jordan &, Gilbert, Bull. U. 

 S. Fish Comni. 18S2, 107 and 112 {Mazatlau ; I'ltnia Arenas); Jordan A: Swain, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. 1884, 4'2'J {Cape San Lucas; Punta Arenas; Mazatlan); 

 Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1885, 378 (Mazatlan) ; Jordan, Cat. Fishes N. A., 

 1885, 86. 



Apparently not very common. It will be seen that the measurements 

 of the two small specimens obtained by us agree pretty well with those 

 given by Jordan & Swain of a specimen the length of our largest. 



Total Ituigth 



Lciiytli to base of caudal 



Ht-ad 



Diptli 



Eve 



Suoiit 



I'reorbital 



Intoiorbital 



Longest dorsal spine (fourth) 



Last dorsal spine 



Kiist anal spine 



Second anal spine 



Pei'toials 



Ventrals 



Longest dorsal ray 



Longest anal ray 



Head in length 



Depth in length 



Eye in head 



Eye in snout 



863 



105 

 86 

 33 

 38 



9 

 13 



7 



8 

 14 

 10 



6 

 13 

 C6 

 ■22 

 Hi 

 17 



2^ WJ 

 2i('-V,) 



D. X, 14; A. Ill, 9. 

 \ From the above it will be seen that, as compared with Dr. Gill's 

 ' specimen, our specimens have the depth some greater, the head and 

 snout eatjh a little shorter, and the preorbital is not so deep. The pec- 

 toral tin and the longest dorsal and anal spines in ours are some 

 j shorter. We find the preopercle and suprascapular bone quite strongly 

 I serrate. 



Color in life: breast and belly maroon purple, becoming less distinct 

 on opercles and body; upper parts dark brown, with six double bands 

 running oblitiudy downward and backward, the fourth and fifth pairs 

 ap[)earing as one. There is a large jet black spot upon tlie base of the 

 caudal peduncle and extending some little upon the posterior rays of 

 the soft dorsal. 



Color in alcohol as given by Jordan & Swain [1. c), except that the 

 j black spot ou base of caudal peduncle and last rays of soft dorsal is 

 very distinct. 



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