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through it. Both dorsals and caudal barred with black iu line pattern 

 as in U. Jiabellare, but less distinctly. Lower fins pale. No red or blue 

 markings anywhere. 



The number of fin rays iu this specimen is different from that in the 

 original type of the species, with which however it seems to agree in 

 other respects. 



A single specimen 58"i™ long was taken in a gutter at Flomaton. 

 22. Roccus lineatus Blocb. 



A specimen 18 inches long obtained from fishermen. I compared 

 this with a specimen 10 inches long from Washington market, and the 

 chief difference was in the length of the second anal spine, which was 

 7^ in head in the former, and 5 in the latter. 



The name lineatus for this species has been recently set aside iu favor 

 of the later saxatilis or septentrionaUs on the ground that the original 

 Scicena Uneata of Bloch is the European species. 



A recomparison of Bloch's figure (Tafel 304) with the different species 

 of this genus convinces me that the present species was intended. The 

 name lineatus must therefore stand. In this view Professor Jordan now 

 concurs. 



Indiana University, September 20, 1886. 



Proc. K. M. 86 30 JUToYember 36, 1886. 



