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Dr. Griintber's characters for T. undulosus and Professor Poey's for T. 

 hrunneus are little better, since uo diagnostic points are evident. 



Since the Floridan and Cnban fannas are so similar, desiring to avoid 

 a multiplication of specific names, we provisionally refer the Florida 

 specimens before us to Poey's T. hrunneus until we have an opjiortunity 

 to compare them with specimens identified by that author. These had 

 been hitherto identified with T. acutirostris. 



We have studied three specimens, Xo. 15,402, sent by Mr. Blackford, 

 from New York market, No. 16,902, obtained by Mr. J. H. Richard in 

 Washington market, and No. 21,336 (32), sent by Mr. Stearns from Pen- 

 sacola in 1878. Full measurements of these specimens are given below. 



Table of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



2], 336. 

 Penaacola, Pla. 



15,462. 

 Florida! 



16,902, 

 Florida. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



Weight 



Extreme length 



Length to end of middle caudal rays 



Body: 



Greatest height (behind ventrals) 



Height at ventrala 



Least height of tail 



Head: 



Greatest length 



Width of interorbital area 



Lengtli nf Miout 



Leniitli lit' iijiper jaw 



Length of iiuindible 



Distance from snout to centre of orbit . 



Diameter of eye , 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of lirst spine , 



Length of longest spine (third) , 



Length of last spine 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Length of tirst ray 



Length of longest ray ; 



Length of last ray 



Anal: 



Distance f i-om snout •. . . , 



Length of tirst spine 



Lengtli of sfoond spine 



Length (if third spine 



Length of lii-st ray 



Leugt h of kiugcst ray 



Length of hist ray 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays , 



Length of external rays , 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



VentralV 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Branchibstegals 



Dorsal. ... 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Milli- 



590 

 679 



lbs. 



Anal 



(J audal , 



I'ectoral 



Ventral 



Number of scales in lateral line , 



Number of transverse rows above lateral line. 

 Number of transverse rows below lateral line. 



VII 



XL 17 



IILU 



+ 17 + 



L16 



L5 



130 + 



(28) 



(60) 



(26f in.) 



27* 



25j 



9 



35f 

 6* 

 lOi 

 17 

 20J 

 13 

 4 



36J 

 3? 



(9th) 10 

 6 



2f 



4i 



7 

 10 

 12 



6 



15 

 17i 



33 

 16 



35 

 13i 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



10 lbs. in alcohol. 

 655 

 754 (29| in.) 



27J 



26 



9 



37i 



10^ 

 17 



13 

 4 



MiUi- I 

 metres. 



495 

 576 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



VII 

 XL 17 



m.ii 



+ 17 + 



L16 



L5 



130 + 



(28) 



(61) 



81 

 (9th) 10 

 5 



67 



14| 

 174 



35 

 12J 



VII 



XI, 16 



nLio 



+ 17 + 



L16 



L5 



130 



27 



61 



27J 



26 



10 



10 

 17J 

 21 

 12J 

 4i 



lOi 

 7« 



(7th) 12' 



«4 



67 

 3i 

 51 

 7i 



12 



13 

 7i 



16J 

 204 



33 

 164 



35 

 14i 



