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Peloria heckeli = Rhombus candidissimus = Rhombus diaphanus, is the 
larva of the same form, as is probably also the Coccolus annectens of Bo- 
naparte. ; 
38. PLATOPHRYS SPINOSUS. 
Rhomboidichthys spinosus Poey, Synopsis, p. 409, 1868. Poey, Enum. Pis. Cub., p. 139, 
1875. 
Habitat—West Indian fauna. 
The original description of this species is a very scanty one. In all 
respects, unless it be the color, it agrees with the European Pl. podas. 
We have found two small specimens sent by Professor Poey to the 
Museum of Comparative Zoology, which may be the types of this spe- 
cies. They are 41 inches long, and have been partly dried in the sun. 
A result of this has been to increase the prominence of the interhzemal 
spines. Whether these be the original types or not, the species is an 
extremely doubtful one. The eyes are farther apart in these specimens 
than in any of P. ocellata which we have examined. They agree in this 
respect with Agassiz’s figure of Rhombus ocellatus. 
39. PLATOPHRYS CONSTELLATUS. 
Platophrys constellatus Jordan, sp. noy. 
Habitat.—Galapagos Archipelago. 
This species is described from three specimens, the largest 34 inches 
long, numbered 11146 on the register of the Museum of Comparative 
Zoology. They are from James Island, in the Galapagos. The species 
is closely related to P. ocellatus and others, but in color, at least, it is 
different, and its habitat is remote. 
40. PLATOPHRYS OCELLATUS. 
Rhombus ocellatus Agassiz, Spix Pisce. Brasil., 1829. 
Platophrys ocellatus Swainson, Nat. Hist. Class’n Fishes, ii, 1839. (Name only.) 
Rhomboidichthys ocellatus Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., 1862, iv. (Bahia, Cuba.) 
Poey, Synopsis, 1868, 408. (Havana. ) 
Rhombus bahianus Castelnau, Anim. nouv. rares Amérique du Sud, 1855. (Bahia.) 
Platophrys nebularis Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 31, 143. (Key 
West. ) 
Habitat.—Tropical America; sandy shores from Long Island to Rio 
Janeiro. j 
We know this species from the numerous small specimens taken by 
Dr. Jordan at Key West, which have been described as Platophrys neb- 
ularis. A specimen similar to these has been taken by Dr. Bean on the 
south coast of Long Island. 
This seems to be the same as the Cuban species called Rhomboidichthys 
ocellatus by Poey, and some of the specimens sent by Poey to the Mu- 
seum of Comparative Zoology are apparently identical with the types 
of nebularis. ! to 
In the Museum of Comparative Zoology we have compared speci- 
