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kk. Siden without diirk bars; head unspotted; dorsal spines 

 {graduated ; second anal spine, wlien de- 

 pressed, reacliinj; beyond tip of last spine. 

 Head, 3; depth, 2|. D. xii, 16; A. iii, 7. 

 Scales, 7 (or 8)-16 to 48-16... -Album, 34. 

 jj Mouth ratlier hirtjc, nuixillary reaching front of pupil; back 

 little elevated; preprbital rather narrow, 

 its least width .5 in head; second anal 

 spine reaching tip of last ray ; snout rather 

 long and pointed, 2| in head; back and 

 sides with 4 or 5 black longitudinal 

 streaks, which disappear only in very old 

 examples. Head, 2*; depth, 2f. D. Xll, 

 16; A. in, 8. Scales, 7-51-13. 



Macrostoma, 35. 

 ii. Scales in a vertical row from first dcusal spine to the lateral line, 

 five or six. 



7. Series of scales from scapular scale extending backward to 

 front of soft dorsal ; snout ratlier long and 

 pointed; mouth small; tlie maxillary 2J 

 to 3 in head; dorsal raysxii, 16; pectoral 

 fins long, f length of head; black spots on 

 sides coalescing in continuous stripes. 

 Head, 2*; depth, 2|. Scales, .5-44-10. D. 

 XII, 16 ; A. Ill, 8 BoNARiENSE, 36. 



II. Series of scales from scapular scale not extending farther 

 backward than the middle of spinous dor- 

 sal ; snout shorter, not very acute ; mouth 

 larger, the maxillary about 2^ in head; 

 premaxillary spine about 3 in head; dark 

 spots on scales not coalescent. 

 m. Depth of body about 2| in length; pectoral fins short, 

 less than f length of head; scales above 

 lateral line scarcely enlarged. Head, 3 ; 

 depth, 2|. Scales, 6-50-14. D. xii, 14; 



A. 111,7 Parra, 37. 



wiwi. Depth of body 2| in length; pectoral fins long, more 

 than I length of head ; scales above lateral 

 line somewhat enlarged (in adult) . Head, 

 3i; depth, 2^. Scales, 5-49-13. D. xi, 



xii-16, 15 ; A. Ill, 7 Scudderi, 38. 



kh. Back and sides with distinct, horizontal, yellow stripes, fading, 

 but not disappearing, in sj)irits; no black 

 spots anywhere; vertical fins usually 

 dusky yellow ; scales of sides slightly en- 

 larged; maxillary 2J in head, reaching 

 front of pupil; body not very deep ; snout 

 short, not ^ length of head; second anal 

 spine when depressed reaching tip of last 

 ray, its length about half head. Head, 

 3; depth, 2i. Scales, 7-55-14. D. xii, 16; 



A. Ill, 8 Carbonarium, 39. 



gg. Maxillary nearly «r (|uite half length of head, reaching center of 



eye in adult; no black spots or stri^jes 

 .anywhere in the adult (except under angle 

 of preopercle). 



H. Mis. 113 30 



