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n. ]?ack and sides Avitli rows of rouiul silverj* spots, one 

 on (!acli scale, Ihose foriniiif^ streaks which 

 follow the direction of the rows of scales; 

 ground color light olive-brown ; anal high ; 

 ;i Idack blotch at base of camlal; fins all 

 yellow; body rath«T <'longate, the depth 

 nearly 3 in length; the snout pointed; 

 maxillary about 2\ in head; second anal 

 spine 2i in head. Head, 3; depth, 2f. 

 Scales, 7-50-14. D. xii, 16 ; A. in, 8. 



SCHRANKI, 40. 

 WW. Back and sides with continuous yellow stripes, which 

 are horizontal and do not everywhere fol- 

 low the direction of the rows of scales; 

 ground color bluish-gray; back with a 

 well-defined blackish area from first dorsal 

 spine to base of caudal, this color cover- 

 ing most of soft dorsal and middle of cau- 

 dal lobes ; body rather elongate, the depth 

 3 in length ; snout moderate ; second anal 

 spine 2| in head. Head, 3; depth, 3. 

 Scales, 8-56-17. D. xii, 16 ; A. in, 8. 



Melanurum, 41. 

 nnn. Rack and sides of head and V)ody with continuous 

 blue stripes, horizontal, and not every- 

 where following the rows of scales ; ground 

 color bright yellow ; fins yellow, the cau- 

 dal dusky at base; snout moderate; teeth 

 strong, the anterior canine-like; second 

 anal spine 2iin head; depth, 2? in length. 

 Head,2|; depth, 2^. Scales, 7-53-14. D. 



xn, 16; A. ni, 8 SciURUS, 42. 



ff. Scales above lateral line anteriorly much larger than the other scales; 



sides of head with bright blue stripes, 

 which extend for a short distance only on 

 body; body without distinct markings; 

 mouth very large, its cleft more than half 

 head (in adult) ; premaxillary spine 2} in 

 head; anterior profile somewhat concave, 

 the snout sharp, projecting; anal rather 

 high, its second spine 2^ in head. Head, 

 2J; depth, 2J. Scales, 5-50-17. D. xn, 



16; A. ni, 8 Plumikri, 43. 



ee. Scales l)elow lateral line anteriorly much enlarged; head, back, and sides 



with continuous bright yellow stripes, 

 those below following the direction of the 

 scales, and therefore extremely undulat- 

 ing for the most part; body with two 

 longitudinal black lines, the lower run- 

 ning from snout to base of caudal, ending 

 in a black spot, the upper commencing in 

 front of nostrils and separated from pre- 

 ceding by a pale band, extending l)ack- 

 wards to posterior end of soft dorsal ; 



