166 PERCID^. 



broadest, spanning from the fourth dorsal spine to the tenth ; the 

 soft part of dorsalis with fine darker streaks. 

 Caribbean Sea. 



a. Adult : skin. Jamaica. From Dr. PameU's Collection. 

 6.. Adult: stuffed. America. Presented by Dr. PameU. 



c. Fine specimen. S. America. Presented by Sii* R. Schomburgk. 



d. Fine specimen. Sine patria. Presented by the Zoological Society, 



e. Fine specimen. (Canton ?) Presented by the Zoological Society. 

 /. Adult. From the Haslar Collection. 



22. Plectropoma indigo. 

 Poey, Memor. Cuba, 1851, p. G9. lam. 3. f. 1. 



D-n- A.|. 



14 



Allied to PI. puelhi.' Praeoperculum finely sen-ated behind, with 

 rather small spinous teeth beneath. Blue, with five bluish cross- 

 bands, the middle of which is broadest ; ventrals black ; caudalis 

 emarginate. (Poey.) 



Cuba. 



23. Plectropoma bovinum. 

 Poey, Memor. Cuba, 1851, p. GO. 



D. 1^. A. 1. Csec. pylor. 6. 



Praeoperculum finely serrated behind, ^^^th rather small spinous 

 teeth beneath. Dark blue, -with eight hghter cross-bands. Cau- 

 dalis emarginate. (Poey.) 



Cuba. 



24. Plectropoma giunmigutta. 

 Poey, Memor. Cuba, 1851, p. 70. lam. 3. f. 2. 



Praeoperculum serrated behind, and with rather stronger denticu- 

 lations beneath. Caudalis emarginate. YeUowdsh, with two black, 

 blue-edged spots before the eye ; muzzle blue. {Poey.) 



Cuba. 



25. Plectropoma gutta-varium. 



Plectropoma gutta-variiim, Poey, I. c. pp. 70, 441. 



melanorhina, Guichvn. Poists. in Ramon, de la Sayra, Hist. Cuba, 



p. 18. pi. 1. f. 1. 



Praeoperculum serrated beliind, and with rather stronger denticu- 

 lations beneath. Caudalis emarginate. The anterior parts of the 

 body yellow, the posterior black ; fins yellow ; a black, blue-edged 

 spot in front of the eye. 



Cuba. 



