310 PJUSTIPOMATIDvE. 



inches, lines. 



Length of the fourth dorsal spine 1 7 



of the eleventh doi'sal spine 8 



— of the third dorsal ray 1 5 



of the second anal spine 1 4 



— of the pectoral 2 11 



5. Haemulon chromis. 



Perca chroniis, Broussonef. 



Plffinndon canna, ^4f/rtss. in Spix, Pise. Bras. p. 130. pi. 69 (not C.^V.). 



chromis, Cur. Sf Vnl. v. p. 242. 



D. yr^. A. 1. L. lat. 43. L. transv. 6/16. 



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

 head 3|^ ; the diameter of the eye is li in the length of the snout, 

 and 3-| in that of the head. The cleft of the mouth is rather wide, 

 the upper maxillary reaching a Httle beyond the front margin of the 

 eye. The praeoperculum is finely and equally denticulated, with the 

 posterior limb slightly emarginatc. The dorsal fin deeply notched, 

 with the spines of moderate strength ; the fourth is the longest, 2| 

 in the length of the head. Caudalis forked, and enveloped by scales 

 nearly to its extremities ; the second anal spine much stronger, but 

 scarcely longer than the third, 24 in the length of the head ; ventral 

 and pectoral fins covered with scales. Each scale with a darker 

 centre, the spots foiToing more or less distinct oblique streaks. A 

 blackish-bro^\Ti spot, concealed by the angle of the prsoperculum. 

 Fins brownish. 



Atlantic coasts of Tropical America. 



a. Adult. Bahia. Purchased of M. Parzudaki. 



h. Adult : not good state. Bahia. Piu'chased of M. Parzudaki. 



c. Fine specimen. Cuba. From the Collection of the Zoological 



Society. 

 (1. Adult : skin. Jamaica. From Dr. ParncU's Collection. 



e. Half-grown : skin. Jamaica. From Dr. Parnell's Collection. 



f. Half-grown. Gulf of Mexico. From the Haslar Collection. 



(/. Large specimen : not good state. South America. Presented by 



Sir B. Schomburgk. 

 h. Adult: not good state. S.America. Purchased of Mi*. Brandt. 

 i. Adult. Old Collection, as Perca chromis. 

 I: Adult : not good state. Old Collection. 



The fish described by Agassiz (I. c.) agrees much better with H. 

 chromis than with H. canna, Cuv. The number of the soft rays of 

 the dorsal fin, the extent of the upper maxiUary, and the less distinct 

 oblique streaks, are the characters b)- which H. chromis may be 

 distinguished from H. canna. 



6. Haemulon schrankii. 



Ar/ass. in Spix, Pitic. Bras. p. 131. tab. 69cf. 

 D. 1^. A.^. 



18 10 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, I 



