260 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Juue, 



Scales smooth, cycloid, largest on opercle and side, and extending in 

 slightly A\'a\y longitudinal series crossing lateral line posteriorly. 

 Small scales on bases of tins, especially vertical ones. Head largely 

 scaly, except intermandibnlar region, lips and maxillary. Scales on 

 cheek in 17 series. A broad scaly flap over axil of pectoral, which has 

 a pit. Lateral hne of small simple tubes, more or less concurrent 

 with dorsal profile, though rather abruptly convex at summit, and 

 nmning a little high along side of caudal peduncle. 



Spinous dorsal inserted midway between tip of mandible and origin 

 of rayed dorsal, and spmes graduated down from thuxi and fourth 

 which are subequally longest, with margin of fin a little notched 

 between each. Origin of rayed dorsal falling nearly midway between 

 that of spinous fin and base of caudal, antero-median rays longest, and 

 edge of fui rounded. Spmous anal mserted a little nearer origin of 

 pectoral than base of caudal, and second and third spines subequal, 

 much longer than fii^st. Rayed anal similar to rayed dorsal onh- 

 smaller. Caudal romided. Pectoral rounded and reaching i of space 

 to spinous anal. "S'entral inserted behind base of pectoral, reaching i 

 of space to origin of spinous anal, and spine 1^ in fui. A'ent in last 

 third of postventral space just before tips of depressed ventrals. 



Color in alcohol pale or dull tawny-brown, with traces of darker or 

 deeper bro-«Tiish longitudinal streaks over sides, and these slightl}' 

 inclmed on back to extend out on bases of dorsals. Some similar 

 colored bars or streaks indistinctly on head. Rayed dorsal pale brown- 

 ish on outer portion, and on caudal a trifle darker. Anal deep brownish 

 like general body-color. Pectoral very pale broTSTiish with about 4 

 deep brown transverse bands. "N'entral pale brownish basally and 

 becommg dusla--brown distally. Under sm-face of head and abdomen 

 scarcely paler than sides. Ii'is slaty. 



Length 4^ inches. 



T}-pe, Xo. 16.514. A. X. S. P. San Domingo. West Indies. Prof. 

 William M. Gabb. 



The single example described above differs from E. chloropterus 

 cliiefly in coloration, the pectoral having but 3 dark transverse bands, 

 while in the latter there are S or 9. They are shown by MM. ^'aillant 

 and Bocourt. in Miss. Sci. Mex.. Poiss.. 1S75. p. 107. PI. 5. fig. 3 a-c, as 

 rather large sparse pale brown blotches. 



(Xamed for Benjamin H. Lightfoot, who collected fishes at St. 

 Kitts, "West Indies.^ 

 Mycteroperca venenosa apua (BlochV 



^St. Martin's. W. I. ^Dr. R. E. van Rijgersma) : St. Croix. W. I. {Dt. 

 r' E.Griffith). 



