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c. Soft dorsal dusky, with a more or less distinct blotch of 

 darker color near base of last rays ; dark colora- 

 tion on scales regular, with no appearance of mot- 

 tling due to darker color on scattered groups of 

 scales. 

 (/. Body oblong, depth 2.2 to 2.5 in length ; profile long 

 and straight ; margin of ear-flap coppery to pur- 

 plish ri/iiiit'lliis. 



(111. Body short and deep, depth 1,8 to 2 in length ; pro- 

 file steep, convex in front of dorsal, and with 

 angle at nape prominent ; margin of ear-flap 



pale blue to pinkish Isclnjnis. 



cc. Soft dorsal tessellated with darker but without large 

 black blotch at Itase of last rays ; dark coloration 

 more intense on scattered groups of scales, resulting 

 in a mottled appearance much as in E. (jiblxisus ; 

 in life, some red or coppery on ear-flap Ijehind. 



CKriloni^i. 

 hh Scales large, 35 to 41 in lateral line ; operculum not pro- 

 longed much backward, but more or less broadly 

 rounded behind, not triangular. 

 ('. Flexil)le margin of operculum narrow, its width \ to 

 g the length of the black opercular spot, which is 

 mostly confined to the liony portion ; body green, 

 barred with darker ; small coffee-colored specks 



on body and fins injiiuiicfricKS. 



ee. Flexible margin of operculum broad, A to as wide as 

 the l)lack or dark green spot on osseous portion, and 

 mostly of the same dark color; body dusky olive, 

 \\\t\\ rows of red or orange spot>s on sides. 



Ill in hit us. 

 AA. Operculum thin and flexible liehind. its thin membranous 

 margin much produced and In-oadened posteriorly, with 

 a rather wide edging of pinkish to crimson almost sur- 

 rounding the black of the opercular spot, which is mostly 

 confined to the membranous extension, barely tipping 

 the osseous portion of the flap. No supplemental max- 



