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69. POMADASIS RAMOSUS. 



rrislipoma ramositm Pooy, Meniori.is, ii, l!S(i(), IXt! (JLivaiia). 



riistijioma boucardi Stcimlachiicr, Ich. Notizeu, ix, 1, 186'J ((Julfof jNIcixico). 



Habitat : West Indies, south to Brazil. 



Etymology: Ramosus, branched, the soft rays of the vcntrals being 

 much branched. 



Of this species we have examined a s[)ecimen inches long (118, M. 

 0. Z.) from Hayti. A number of specimens in the ^Museum of Com- 

 parative Zoology agree with this one, except that the anal spine is 

 shorter, 2 in head; these bear an uni)nblished mss. name given by 

 Dr. Steindachncr, but we are not prepared to sei^arate tliem from 

 P. boucardi; they are 10015, M. 0. Z., Sao Matheus, tlie largest a foot 

 in length, collected by Hartt »& Copeland, and 2121, M. C. Z., from Rio 

 Una, collected by Antonio de Lacerda. Pristqwrna honcardi Stein- 

 dachncr seems to us identical with the specimen from Hayti. It is 

 probable that this is the same as F. ramosus Poey, but the descrijjtion 

 of Poey is not very full. 



70. POMADASIS PANAMENSIS. 



PrisUpoma panamensis Steindacliner, Ich. Beitriige, in, 8, 1875 (Panama). 



Habitat : Pacific coast of tropical America. 



Etymology : Erom Panama. 



This well-marked species is generally common on the Pacific coast of 

 tropical America. Those examined by us are from Panama and 

 Mazatlan. 



71. POMADASIS AXILLARIS. 



Pristipoma axillare Steindachncr, Ich. Notizen, viii, 7, 18(59 (Mazathm). 

 Pomadasis axillaris, Evennann & Jenkins, Proc. U. S. N. M. 1891, 151 (Guayuiaa). 



Habitat : Pacific coast of Mexico. 



Etymology: Aa^iZZam, from the black axillary spot. 



This si)ecies is known only from about Mazatlan, where it was found 

 to be rather common by Dr. Gilbert, and from Guaymas, where it was 

 obtained by Evermann & Jenkins. One of the specimens of THstipoma 

 '■'■Icudscus^'' obtained in Lower California by Dr. Streets belongs to this 

 species, the other to P. nitidus. 



72. POMADASIS NITIDUS. 



Pristipoma nitidum Stein<lacliiu'r, Ich. Notizen, Vlli, 5, 1SG9 (Mazathm). 



Habitat: Pacific coast of tropical America. 

 Etymology: Nitidus, shining. 



This small species has been taken at Mazatlan, Panama, and in the 

 Gulf of California. 



