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somewhat stellate, white spots, except upou the lips and under margin 

 of the body. There are about forty of these patches between 'the gill- 

 opening and the base of the caudal. A slight tendency to coalesce may 

 be observed in the spots upon the sides. 

 At Pensacola, this fish is called the Hind ; at the Bermudas, it is the 



*' John Paw". 



Taile of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen 

 Locality 



16,795. 

 Bermuda. 



21,255. 



S. Ste;irns. 



Pensacola, Fla. 



Millim. lOOths, 



Extreme length (to base of caudal) 



Length to end of middle caudal rays 



Body : 



Greatest height (behind vontrals) 



Height at vontrals 



Least height of tail 



Head : 



Greatest length _. 



Width of inttrorbital'area 



Length of snout . 



Length of opercuhmi (to end of flap) 



Length of maxillary 



length of mandible 



Distauce Irora snout to centre of orbit 



Diameter of eye 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snont 



Length of base 



Length of flr-'t spine 



Length of second spine 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Length of base 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Anal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of third spine 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



■Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snont 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Brauchiostegals 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Cauilal 



Pectoral , 



Ventral 



Number of scales in lateral line 



Number of transverse rows above lateral line. 

 Number of transverse rows below lateral Une 



3.35 

 399 



7 

 XI, 16 

 111,9 



+ 14 + 

 1-16 

 1-5 

 125 

 (32) 

 (56) 



38 

 35 

 11 



38 

 7 



lOJ 

 12 

 17 

 21 

 14 

 6 



38 



27 



4 



10 



21 



13 



(6th) 14 



6 



70 

 16 

 4i 

 8J 

 10) 

 16 

 (3d) 18 

 8 



19 

 22 



33 

 21 



38 

 19 



Millim. 



360 

 426 



7 

 XL 16 



ni,9 



+ 14 + 

 1-16 

 1-5 

 125 

 32 

 57 



lOOtha. 



38 

 36 

 11 



38 

 7 

 11 

 12 

 17 

 20i 

 14 

 6 



39 

 29 

 4J 

 11 



24 

 13 



(4th) 15 

 6 



70 



16 



4i 



9 



10 



17 



(4th) 18i 



34 



22 



Washington, May 25, 1878. 



