44 PISHES OF HAVANA, CUBA. 



Gill-rakers slender, of moderate length, about 12 on lower half of an- 

 terior arch, the longest a little more than half diameter of pupil. 



Scales ctenoid, irregular in size, those on lower part of sides an- 

 teriorly and on belly large; scales on breast large; scales above lateral 

 line considerably reduced in size, especially anteriorly. Scales on oper- 

 cle large; scales on cheeks small; on top of head very small. 



Soft parts of dorsal, anal, and caudal nearly covered with rows of 

 small scales. 



Lateral line not strongly curved, becoming straight above anal. 



Dorsal spines very slender, the longest about half length of head. 

 Soft rays of dorsal about one-third length of head. Caudal rounded, 

 a little more than half length of head. Anal fin small, the second spine 

 moderate, 2| in head. Last ray of anal a little before last ray of dorsal, 

 the abdomen being very long, its length from ventrals to anal one-fourth 

 more than length of head. Ventrals short. If in head; pectorals, 1§. 



Color dusky silvery, brighter below, grayish above, each scale with a 

 narrow, sharply-defined blackish longitudinal mark, these forming more 

 or less continuous stieaks along the rows of scales, broadest on those 

 parts of the body where the scales are largest. Those below lateral 

 line, 7 or 8 in number, gently undulated ; those above lateral line. very 

 irregular, extending backward and upward with sharp angles. Some 

 dark spots behind eye. Fins all dusky, the vertical fins with dark j)oints. 



A single specimen, procured for me by Seiior Leouel Plasencia. 



129. Odontoscion dentex Cuv. & V;il. Corvina. 



130. Sciaenai'onchus Cuv. & Val. Corvina. ; 



131. Micropogon founiieri Desmarest. Ferrugato. •. 



{Micvopoijon utuhilatus Poey, not of Linuseus.) 



132. Genes pliimieri Cuv. &, Val. Patao. 



133. Gerres brasilianus Cnv. & Val. Patao. 



{Gcrrcs lirasHianiis and ^?. j)a/rto Poey.) 



134. Gerres olisthostoma Goode & Bean. Molmrra. 



135. Gerres rhombeus Ctiv. A: Val. Moharra. 



Both this species and the])rec('ding are common in the Havana mar- 

 kets. The distinctions between them were overlooked by Poey, as the 

 external resemblance of the two species is strong. 



136. Gerres cinereus Walbinini. MoJiana de Casta. 



(Eticiiwutoinus zebra Poey.) 



137. Gerres gula Cuv. & Val. Moharra de Ley. 



{Euciuostomus giiluJa Poey.) 



* For an account of tlio species of (ierrida- collected by me iu Havana, see a paper 

 byEvermaun & Meek iu the current volume of the Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci., Phila. 



