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ddd. [Seales very small, 112 to 118; D. 72 to 79; A. 56 to 62. Depth, 2%; head, 
4} in length; colors of Monochirus luteus, each sixth or seventh ray of dor- 
sal and anal blackish brown; caudal with brown spots; posterior half of 
dorsal and anal with narrow, dark brown cross-spots.] (Steindachner) 
Minoutus, 103. 
aa. Vertebre 34; pectoral fin of eyed side more than half length of head, that of blind 
side wanting ; scales sub-concave, elongate, and with the free margin some- 
what erected; each scale with several long spinules, giving the body a 
villous appearance (as in Phrynorhombus) ; (Monochirus). 
. Seales of blind side with shorter spinules; scales on head slightly 1 re- 
duced; eyes rather large, with thick scaly eyelids; head 44 in length; 
depth 23; D. 52 (‘56 to 61,” Giinther). A. 41 (44 to 49, Giinther). P. about7; 
lat. 1. 54 (63, Giinther). Vertebre 9 + 25 = 34. Color, brown with irreg- 
ular dark marblings on body and fins; dorsal and anal mostly dark ; caudal 
abruptly pale, with light brownish cross-streaks..-.-.--...-. Hispipvus, 104. 
& 
100. MONOCHIRUS OCELLATUS. 
Pleuronectes ocellatus Linneus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 1758, 269 (‘* Surinam”). 
Solea ocellata Giinther, iv, 465. 
Quenselia ocellata Jordan, MSS. 
Pleuronectes pegusa Lacépéde, Hist. Nat., Poiss., iv, 639, 1803. 
Pleuronectes rondeleti Shaw, Gen’! Zool., iv, 307, 1803. 
Solea oculata Risso, Europe Méridionale, iii, 248, 1826, and of numerous writers. 
Habitat.—Mediterranean Sea; Madeira Islands. 
Our specimens of this pretty species are from Palermo, where they 
were collected by Professor Doderlein. 
This species, with some other African and Asiatic species, marks a 
transition between the typical forms of Monochirus to those of Solea. It 
may be regarded as forming the type of a new subgenus for which the 
name Quenselia is suggested. 
101. MONOCHIRUS LUTEUS. 
Pleuronectes luteus Risso, Ichth. Nice, 1810, 312. 
Monochirus luteus Costa, ‘‘ Fauna Napoli, ii, 49.” 
Solea lutea Giinther, iv, 469, 1862, and of most recent writers. 
Habitat.—Mediterranean Sea. 
Our numerous specimens of this species were collected by Professor 
Doderlein at Palermo, and by Professor Jordan at Venice. 
102. MONOCHIRUS VARIEGATUS. 
Pleuronectes variegatus Donovan, British Fishes, 1801, pl. 117. 
Solea variegata Giinther, iv, 469. 
Pleuronectes microchirus Delaroche, Ann. Mus., xiii, 356, f. 2, 1809. 
Pleuronectes mangili Risso, Ichth. Nice, 1810, 255. 
Pleuronectes lingula “‘ Hamner in Pennant, Brit. Zool., ed. of 1812, iii, 313, pl. 48.” 
Pleuronectes fasciatus Naccari, ‘Giornale Fis. Pav., iii, Adr, Ittiol,, 9, 1822.” 
Habitat.—Mediterranean Sea. 
Our specimens of this species were collected at Palermo by Professor 
Doderlein, Most of the synonymy given above is copied from Giinther 
and Bonaparte, and has not been yerified by us, 
