PARALICHTHINili; 



14. CITHARICHTHVS CORNUTUS (Giinther). 



Rhomboidichthys cornutus, Gunthe 



Citharichthys unicornis^ Goode, 18 



1883, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., : 



(1886), p. 275 ; Goode and Bi 



1898, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., : 



Sya 



880, Shore Fishes " Challenger ", p. 7, pi. ii fig. b. 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., iii, {1880), p. 343 ; Jordan and Gilbert, 

 p. 818 ; Jordan and Goss, 1889, Rep. U.S. Com. Fish., xiv, 



, 1895, Ocean. Ichth., p. 444, fig. 369 ; Jordan and Evermann, 



i (3), p. 2683 ; Evermann and Marsh, 1902, Bull. U.S. Com. 

 Fish., XX, (1900), p. 325; .Metzelaar, 1919, Trop. Atlant. Vissch., p. 132; Parr, 1931, Bull. 

 Bingham Ocean. Coll., iv (1), p. 17, fig. 7. 

 ium cornutum, Jordan and Goss, 1889, Rep. U.S. Com. Fish., xiv, (1886), p. 269. 



Depth of body 2 to 2J in the length, length of head 3 J to 35. Head closely com- 

 pressed, its upper profile evenly convex. Snout shorter than eye, diameter of which 

 is 2i to 3 in length of head ; interorbital width (in adults) about i (J) or less than \ (5) 

 diameter of eye' ; lower eye in advance of upper, which is very close to edge of head. 



Male with a strong spine projecting forward from the profile of the snout in front of 

 the eyes, two smaller spines in front of upper eye, one or two in front of lower eye, 

 and a short spine in advance of the nostrils and above the upper lip ; in the female 

 and in young males^ these spines are represented by slight prominences. Maxillary 

 extending to below anterior part of eye, length a little more than twice in that of head ; 

 lower jaw i| to nearly twice in head. Teeth small, somewhat enlarged anteriorly. 

 Gill-rakers of moderate length, rather slender ; 14 or 15 on lower part of anterior arch. 

 Scales feebly ctenoid on ocular side, cycloid on blind side ; 40 to 45 in lateral line. 

 Dorsal (74) 76-80 ; commencing above posterior nostril of blind side and well in front 

 of eye. Anal (60) 62-66. Pectoral of ocular side with 11 rays, length nearly equal 

 to that of head. Caudal rounded ; caudal peduncle very short. Brownish, with 

 traces of irregular darker markings ; a series of large dark spots on basal parts of 

 dorsal and anal fins, more distinct in the male ; similar spots on caudal ; pectoral 

 with dusky cross-bars. 



Type. — British Museum (Nat. Hist.). Reg. No. 79-5. 14-53. 



Distribution. — Deep waters of the Gulf Stream ; off the coast of Brazil. 



' In juvenile examples the eyes are nearly contiguous or separated by a very narrow ridge. 



^ The sexual differences and growth changes in C. cornutus have been described in detail by Parr 



