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rays I, 5; I, 5; I, 5; pectoral fin formula i + 7+vi L, i + 7 + vi R; 

 i + 7+vi L, i + 7+vi R; i + 7+vi L, i + 7 + vi R; i + 7 + vi; i + 7 + vi; 

 i + 7 + vi; i+7 + vi; i + 7 + vi; about three or four rows of scales on 

 the opercle. 



Villiform teeth on vomer and head of palatines and a few canines 

 at front and sides of both jaws; at front of both jaws inside outer 

 row of conical teeth are patches of villiform teeth; posterior and 

 lower edge of preopercle strongly serrated ; above upper edge of gill 

 opening a serrated scale or bony scale; scales cycloid, occurring on 

 lower jaw, except lips and chin, on gill membranes, opercular ap- 

 paratus, nape, body, base of pectoral and extending out on middle 

 rays one-half their length ; on some of the specimens the area behind 

 the nostrils is scaly and in others naked, this character apparently 

 somewhat variable; interorbital space, snout, and maxillaries naked; 

 caudal fin truncate; second anal spine longest; lower pectoral rays 

 simple, exserted, the longest not quite reaching to origin of anal fin ; 

 pelvics reaching just past anus but not to origin of anal fin; anus 

 a little in advance of origin of anal fin; the maxillary extends a 

 trifle past front of eye but not to front of pupil ; the anterior nostril 

 bears a dermal flap with four or five cirri ; peritoneum pale ; behind 

 the tips of each dorsal spine occur patches of cirri, numbering four 

 to six. 



Color in alcohol: The background is either pale or rather dark, 

 with about five rows of blackish or brownish blotches, always darker 

 than the background, and the pale background separating these is 

 very narrow; above the lateral line on the body the blotches are in 

 one or two, somewhat fused, rows; along base of dorsal fin are six 

 black blotches; below the lateral line the blotches are more distinct, 

 the first row of about seven blotches, the next about six, and the 

 ventral row six or seven; three blotches on cheek, one behind rear 

 edge of maxillary ; two pairs on gill membranes ; a pair behind chin, 

 more or less the continuation of a streak from eye across maxillary 

 to under lower jaw; upper part of snout blackish; three blotches 

 at base of pectoral fin; pectoral and pelvics plain pale in color; 

 dorsal and caudal fins barred, and with blackish pigment on first 

 soft rays ; belly plain pale. 



HUGHICHTHYS, new genus 



This new genus may be distinguished from all other related genera 

 by the key on page 131, which indicates that it has numerous rows of 

 scales (15 to 20) on the cheek and a scaly gill membrane. From 

 Cirrhitus it may be distinguished by the presence of palatine teeth and 

 fewer spines on the preopercle. 



Genotype. — Cirrhites melanotus Giinther. 



Named Hughichthys in honor of the late Dr. Hugh M. Smith, who 



