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Head 3^ in length ; depth 2. D. XII, 12. A. Ill, 10. Scales 7-44-14. 

 Scales on breast small. 

 The species may stand as Diplodus aries. 



54. Sargus lineatus. (Cnv. & Val., vi, 59.) 



Dried skin, .30'" long, from the "Cabinet de Lisbonne." 



Four or five narrow black cross-bars, as wide as pupil; a black blotch 



on back of candal ; apparently some black on opercle. Bodj' deep, the 



depth 2^ in length ; second anal spine longest and strongest, 2^ in head. 



Profile steep; snout 3 in head. Incisors broad, |. Scales on breast 



large. D. XII, 13. 

 The species is unknown to me, and the type, in poor condition, from 



unknown locality, should not have received a name. 



55. Sargus fasciatus. (Cuv. & Val., vi, 59.) 



Dried skin, .35™ long, from the "Cabinet de Lisbonne." 

 Bodj- more elongate. Color now entirely faded. Incisors very nar- 

 row, entire, f. Snout sharp, rather long, 2i in head, forming an angle 

 above eye. Second and third anal spines subequal. Scales about 45. 

 A species of Diplodus, otherwise unknown to me, and not in fit condi- 

 tion for description. 



56. Upeneus martinicus. (Cuv. & Val., iii, 483, 1829.) 

 Martinique; Garnot. 



As supposed by Hall & McCaughan (Proc. Ac. Xat. Sci. Phila , 

 1885, 154), this species is identical with the Upeneus balteatus C. & V. 

 and Upeneus flavovittatus Foey . The UpeQieus parvus ofPoey, included 

 by Hall & McCaughan in the synonymy of U. martinicus, is probably 

 different. 



The species may stand as Upeneus martinicus. 



57. Umbrina martiiiicensis. (Cuv. & Val., v, 186.) 



Two specimens, .24™ long, from Martinique; Plee. 



Color plain, the lower lobe of caudal not black. Snout bluntish, 3J 

 in head, projecting beyond premaxillary for two-ninths its length. 

 Maxillary 3 in head, reaching a little beyond front of eye. Posterior 

 nostril narrow-ovate, rather large. Outer teeth above moderately en- 

 larged. Gill-rakers very small, tubercle-like. Eye 5^ in head. Head 

 3|- in length ; depth 4. D. X-I, 25. A. I, 8. Lateral line with 55 

 pjres. Scales on breast large, irregular. Lower lobe of caudal the 

 longer. 



This species is very close to Menticirrus alhurnus, but api)arently 

 somewhat different. It may stand as Menticirrus martinicensis. 



58. Umbrina gracilis. (Cuv. &, Val., v, 189.) 



A Stuffed skin in alcohol (Brazil ; Aug. St. Hilaire), its apparent slen- 

 derness of form being due to distortion. It belongs to the species above 

 noted as Menticirrus martinicensis. 



