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dark spot behind and above opercle. Vertical fins 

 barred ; female with a row of irregular dark spots 

 connected by a dusky streak, and with the pale 

 cross-bars obsolete. D. VI-1'2 ; A. 13. Scales 27. 



Stigmaticus, 26. 

 kk. Highest rays of second dorsal as long as head, the last reach- 

 ing base of caudal. Body elongate, the back not 

 arched ; depth 6 in length ; head 4, not compressed, 

 the cheeks tumid. Profile abruptly decurved, the 

 snout ;S-|- in head. Mouth large, nearly horizontal, 

 the maxillary reaching posterior edge of eye in 

 males, middle of eye in females. Teeth in narrow 

 bands in both jaws, the outer somewhat enlarged, 

 the outer in some (males?) much enlarged above 

 and recurved, the enlarged teeth fixed, the others 

 movable. Scales large, ctenoid, reduced an- 

 teriorly, belly naked. Dorsal spines little fila- 

 mentous, the lougest about equal to head ; caudal 

 2J to 3 in body. Males dark olive, with 4 oblong 

 dark blotches along middle of sides ; a dark caudal 

 spot ; a black blotch larger than eye on each side 

 of shoulder ; dorsal spotted. Caudal reddish 

 above, dusky below. Females with 5 oblong dark 

 blotches on sides, the last on base of caudal ; from 

 each of the middle blotches a V-shaped bar runs 

 to the back ; a black shoulder blotch ; a dark bar 

 from eye to mouth ; ventrals pale, with two dark 

 streaks. D. VI-11. A. 12. Scales 30 (27 to 33.) 



Enc^omus, 27. 

 a. Dorsal spines high, the highest reaching past middle of second 

 dorsal. Nape scaly. Body elongate, moderately 

 compressed, the (le])th 4| in length, the head 4-^. 

 Profile very obtuse anteriorly ; eye small, 4^ in 

 head. Mouth nearly horizontal, the maxillary ex- 

 tending beyond pupil, 2f in head. Teeth strong, 

 uniserial ; four shortish canines in lower jaw be- 

 hind the other teeth ; upper teeth largest. Some 

 of the dorsal spines filamentous, reaching (g ) 

 past middle of second dorsal. Caudal i longer 

 than liead. Scales large ctenoid, those on nape 

 and belly much reduced in size. Dark olive, with 

 4 or 5 irregular, confluent, blackish cross- bands, 

 besides irregular, dark blotches. Head marked 

 with darker, fins mostly dusky; caudal dark blue 

 with two red longitudinal stripes. D. VI-11. A. 



10. Scales 27 Lyricus, 28. 



ee. Scales moderate, 39 to 42. 



VI. Dorsal says VI-11. A. 11. Body moderately elongate, 

 compressed ; depth 5J ; head 4. Head not com- 

 pressed, the cheeks tumid, the snout short, abruptly 

 decurved ; mouth large, little oblique, the jaws 

 equal, the maxillary 2^ in head, reaching to below 

 pupil ; eye 5 in head ; teeth above large, une- 

 qual, uniserial, some of themfixed, those below 

 small, in a band. Scales anteriorly, cycloid, be- 



