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front; tongiie with two rougli plates; soft dorsal as long as the part of 

 the spinous behind fifth spine ; caudal little forked. Temporal band of 

 scales broad ; scales above lateral line forming oblique series not par- 

 allel with the back. Vomerine teeth prolonged backward in a long 

 band on the median line. D. X, 14; A. Ill, 8; Go scales in a series 

 above lateral line, 53 below. Gulf of Mexico; brought to the Havana 

 markets from the Bay of Campeachy and from Key West. (Poey.) 



{Mesoprion campechanus Poey, Memorias Cuba ii, 149, 1860, and in Synops. Pise. 

 Cubens, 294 : Mesoprion cavipecliianus Poey, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y. 1870, 5. ) 



Page 549. To the account of Lutjanus stearnsi add: Scales above lat- 

 eral line forming oblique series, which are not parallel throughout with 

 the lateral line. Teeth on vomer in an anchor-shaped patch, prolonged 

 backward on the median line ; outer pair of caniuls above, very large ; 

 teeth of lower jaw moderate; teeth on tongue in a single patch; max- 

 illary 2| in head, reaching front of pupil; posterior nostril ovate ; pec- 

 toral 1^ in head; second and third anal spines subequal. 



Page 549. After Lutjanua stearnsi add: 

 §64 (6). L,. synagris (L.) Poey. 



Olivaceous above, silvery on sides and below; flushed with reddish 

 above ; back and sides with wide, continuous stripes of golden yellow, 

 usually wider than a series of scales; a black blotch below soft dorsal; 

 sides of head with yellow strix>es usually continuous with those on 

 sides; two yellow stripes from eye to snout; caudal red; other fins yel- 

 lowish; dorsal with two reddish longitudinal bands; ventrals margined 

 with white ; these colors fading in alcohol. Body rather deep and com- 

 pressed; anterior profile steep and nearly straight; lower jaw project- 

 ing; maxillary reaching to below front of eye. Teeth rather small, 

 subequal, the canines little developed; teeth on vomer in a /]\-shaped 

 patch, slightly prolonged backward on the median line. Scales small, 

 smoothish; those above lateral line arranged in series not" parallel 

 with the lateral line. Preoi^ercle with a shallow notch. Dorsal spines 

 slender; anal spines graduated ; anal fin rather high; caudal moder- 

 ately forked. Pectorals long, 1^ in head, almost reaching anal. Gill- 

 rakers rather long and strong. Head 2§ ; depth 2|. D. X, 12 ; A. Ill, 

 7; scales 6-50-17. L. 12 inches. TTest Indies; north to Key West, 

 Florida. 



(Sjfaj-us si/nagns L. Syst. Nat.: Spariis t'crmicularis Bloeli & Schneider, ISOl, 275: 

 Mesoprion uninotaius Cut. «& Val. ii, 479: Mesoprion uninotatus Giinther, i, 202: Meso- 

 prion uninotatus Poey, Synopsis Pise. Cubens, 294.) 



