27. PLECTEOPOMA. 165 



Brownish, with darker spots on the sides, and some rounded spots 

 of a lighter colour on the belly, opercles, and cheeks. 



In shallow water along the coast of Barbadoes ; Falkland Islands. 



a. Adult: stuffed. Falkland Islands. Presented by W. E. Wright, 



Esq. 

 b Adult : stuffed. West Indies. Purchased of Mr. Scrivener. 

 c. Adult : skin. West Indies. Purchased of Mr. Scrivener. 



18. Flectropoma macrophthaliuos. 

 Tschvdi, Faun. Peruana, Ichthyol. p. 6 

 D. 1". A. A. 



10 9 



Praeoperculum serrated behind, with several spinous teeth beneath. 

 Caudalis ? ; the third to sixth dorsal spines longest ; the third of the 

 anal fin longer thaa the second. Uniform greyish. (TschudL) 



Coast of ChUi (Lurin, Callao). 



19. Flectropoma pa3rtense. 



Lesson, Voy. Coq. Zool. p. 233. 



1). -. A. y. 



Caudalis forked. Reddish grey, with five large yellow spots on 

 the side. 

 Payta. 



20. Flectropoma hispaiiTun. 



Chiv, 8f Vol. ii. p. 386; Poey, Memor. Ouha, 1851, p. 72. lam. 4. f. 1. 

 ^- li^Ii- ^- 7- ^^^- W14. Csec. pylor. 8. 



Praeoperculum finely serrated behind, and with a single spinous 

 tooth below ; suboperculum denticulated. Rose-coloured, with yel- 

 low streaks. 



Martinique; Cuba. 



21. Flectropoma puella*. 



Cuv. 8f Vol. ii. p. 405. pL 37 ; Ramon de hi Sagra, Hist. Cuba, Poiss. 

 p. 18 ; Poey, Memor. Cuba, 1851, p. 62. lam. 9. f. 2. 



D. _i<L . A. y. L. lat. 60. L. transv. 8/20. Caec. pylor, 5. 

 Vert. 10/14. 



The height of the body is only 2^ in the total length. Praeoper- 

 culum finely serrated behind, rather coarser denticulated below; 

 sub- and interoperculum with exceedingly fine denticulations. 

 Violet, with five or six black cross-bands, the middle of which is 



* Flectropoma vitulinum (Poey, Memor. Cuba, p. 68) is closely allied to P.puella. 



