4. I'lusTiroMA. 301 



wliich is 4L in the length of the lu'iid. The cleft of the mouth is 

 HKjderate, the upper niaxillaiy reac^hing exactly to the vertical from 

 the anterior margin of the orbit. The posterior margin of the j>rx- 

 opcrculura is slightly oblique in a bac^kward direction, and finely 

 denticulated. The dorsal fin scarcely notched ; the spines moderate ; 

 the fourth longest, and rather shorter than one-half the length of 

 the head. Caudalis emarginate ; the second anal s])ine is stronger 

 than the third, but not longer, and scarcely one-half the length 

 of the foiu'th dorsal spine. The pectoral fins rather longer than the 

 ventrals. Indistinct oblique streaks above the lateral line ; a dark 

 band on the upper half of the operculum ; a whitish band along the 

 base of the dorsal fin ; the soft portion with or wathout bro^vnish 

 spots. 



Coast of Brazil. 



a. Fine specimen, llio Janeiro. Presented by A. Fry, Esq. 

 27. Pristipoma fasciatiim. 



Ciiv. ^- J'lil. V. p. 285, cop. by Dekay, New York Fauna, Fiahes, p. 87. 

 J). i|. A. ^. L. lat. 75. CiBC. pylor. 6. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the liead. 

 and 3| in the total. The snout is compressed, produced, with the 

 ja^vs nearly equal, and with the cleft of the mouth rather small. 

 The diameter of the eye is one-fifth of the length of the head, and 

 less than one-half the extent of the snout. The dorsal fin is nearly 

 even ; all the spines rather slender. Caudalis emarginate ; the third 

 anal spine somewhat thinner and longer than the second. The sides 

 of the body clouded with darker, in the form of more or less regular 

 cross-bars ; a dark streak on the upper half of the operculum, ex- 

 tending on the sides. The dorsal fin Avith two, posteriorly wdth 

 three longitudinal series of rounded bro\\'n spots. 



Coast of the Southern States of North America. 



a. Fine specimen. New Orleans. Pui'chased of Mr. Cuming. 



Cuvier mentions his specimens as coming from New York ; but 

 it is ]iot confirmed by any of the American naturalists ; and I think 

 this to be a more southern species. Hitmulon falvomaculatam of 

 Holbrook appears to be closely allied, but specifically different. 



28. Pristipoma falvomaculatam. 



Labrus fulvoiuaeidatus, Mitch. Tran-t. Lit. A'- Phil. Sac. Xcw York, i. 



p. 40G. 

 Ilasmulon fidvomaculatum, Dekay, New York Fauna, Fijihes, p. 84. 



pi. 7. f. 21 ; Holbr. Ichthyal. S.' Carol, p. 156. pi. 22. f. 2. 



D.ii. A.^. Ca?e. pylor. 6. 



The height of the body is 3^ in the total length, the length of the 

 head 3i. Th(^ upper maxillary does not extend to the vertical 



