1.5° 



FLATFISHES (HETEROSOMATA) 



ocular skIc, cycloid on blind side : 43 to 47 in lateral line ; very few supplementary 

 scales- Dorsal 77-84 ; commencing above or a little in advance of posterior nostril 

 of blind side, and a little in front of eye. Anal 58-63. Pectoral of ocular side with 

 11 or 10 rays, length ij to ij in that of head. Caudal rounded ; caudal peduncle 

 short. Brownish, with or without darker spots and blotches; fins spotted or speckled 

 with dark brown. 



Type, — British Museum (Nat. Hist.). Reg. No. 52.8.16.23. 



Distribution. — .\tlantic coast of America, from New Jersey to Brazil. 



Specimens Examined: 



(112 ,, ). 

 (65 ,, ). 



1 (105 mm.). 



2 (135, 175 mm.) 

 2 (97, 142 mm.). 



Gulf of Paria. Trinidad. 



Oyapok R., French 



Guiana. 

 I-'ernambuco. 

 ISahia. 

 Rio de Janeiro. 



Charleston Mus. 



Caribb. Biol. Lab 



Crawford. 



Stevens. 



Hay. 



Beckford. 



Parnell Coll. 



Cuming. 



Guppy. 



Rodger. 



Sci. Exped. Researcli 



Assoc. ("St. George"). 



Ternetz. 



-Mus. Comp. Zoc 



Wucherer. 



Ternetz. 



Also I from Guatemala, i from Cayenne and 2 from Surinam (Leiden Mus ] 

 2 from the coast of Texas (Mus. Comp. Z06I.). 

 This species rarely exceeds 5 inches in length. 



