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s))ines in flap. Humeral region asperous. First doi-sal spine inserted 

 over gill-opening. If in head, second about one-third of first, and 

 third still shorter. Soft dorsal origin about midway between hind 

 nostril and caudal base, elevated front lobe with fii-st five branched 

 rays elongate filaments, with first three at least reaching slightly 

 beyond caudal base. Anal like second doi-sal, except front lobe 

 without elongated rays. Caudal with upper and lower rays }h-o- 

 truded in ])oints, hind edge of fin convex medially. Least depth 

 of caudal j)eduncle 4 J in head, rounded pectoral 2f . 



Color in alcohol brownish generally, paler below. Back with 

 many thickset deep brown round s])ots, Vv'hich on fianks and lower 

 surface give place to larger spots of darker color than narrow pale 

 ground-color formed as reticulating lines. Also center of each 

 lower spot with pale s])ot. Sides of head and trunk with traces 

 of irregular pale bluish dots or small spots. Doi"sal and anal spotted 

 darker, especially second doreal, though paler spots more numerous 

 on anal. Length, 441 mm. 



SCORPAENA SENEGALENSIS Stelndachner. 



Head, 2|; depth, 3; D. XH, 9; A. HI, 5; P. i, 6, xi; V. I, 5; scales 

 from shoulder opposite u])j)er corner of gill-opening, along and above 

 lateral line to caudal base, 45, and 4 more out on latter; tubes, 

 20 in lateral line to caudal base; scales above lateral line to soft 

 doreal origin and 13 below to spinous anal origin; ('» predorsal scales; 

 head, width 1| its length measured from upper jaw tip; snout, 3§; 

 eye, Of; maxillary, 2}; interorbital, of; third dorsal spine, 2f ; fourth 

 dorsal ray, 2f ; second anal spine, 3; first anal ray, 2f; least depth 

 of caudal peduncle, 4^; caudal. If; pectoral, 1 V; ventral, If. 



Body elongate, back greatly elevated in front with greatest depth at 

 base of second dorsal s])ine. Caudal peduncle well compressed, and 

 length about two-thirds its least depth. 



Head very large, compressed; sides convex and slightly converging 

 above. Snout large, broadly convex over surface and in profile, 

 length about two-thirds its width. Eye moderate, ellipsoid, hind 

 edge advanced little before center in head length. Maxillary oblique, 

 extends opposite hind pupil edge, expansion but slightly less than 

 eye length. Mouth large, wide, and closed mandible but slightly 

 protruding. Bands of villiform teeth in jaws, but not extending 

 across front of either, on palatines and vomer. Lower inner buccal 

 fold narrower than upper. Tongue large, fleshy, wide, free around 

 front edge, surface smooth. Front nostril nearer eye than snout 

 tip, just below frontal spine, with fringed tentacle above nearly high 

 as latter. Hind nostril with similar tentacle, on inner front face of 

 preorbital. Interorbital not quite wide as orbital socket, deeply 

 concave, though bottom more or less leveled. Occiput with deep 



