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99. CALAMUS PENNATULA. 



Calamus pennatnla Guichonot, Keviaiou (U-s I'agcls, IIG (Martiuifjue). 



Habitat: West Indies. 



Etymology: rennatula, diminutive ofjyenna, a qnill. 



This specjes is known only from Ouiclicnot's desciiption, which has 

 been verified by us on the original ty])e by Mr. Alexandre Thominot. 

 It seems to be close to C. proridcns, dittering iu the elongate body. 



100. CALAMUS BAJONADO. (Jolt-head Porgy ; Bajonado.) 



Bajoumlo Parra, Dif. Piezas Hist. Nat., 1787, V^, laiu.S (Havana). 



SjiarHs bajonado Bloeli & Sclnieiiler, Syst. Iclitli., ISOl, 2M (after Parra). 



ragcllus bajonado, Pocy, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1S63, 177; Poey, Synop.sis, 1S6S, 308 



(Havana). 

 CuJamiis bajonado, Poey, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., N. Y., 1872, x, 176, pi. vi, f. 1 (Havana) ; 



Poey, Enumeratio, 55, 1875; Poey, Ann. Soc. Hist. Nat. Esp., x, 1881, 328 



(Puerto Rico); Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. N. M. 1884, 20 (Key West, 



Havana, and elsevrhere). 

 Pagellus caninus, Poey, Memorias, Cuba, ii, 199, 1860 (Havana); Guiclienot, Kov. 



Pagels, 123. 

 Calamus plumatula Guiclienot, Rev. Pagels, 119 (Martinique); Jordan, Proc. U. S. 



Nat. Mu8. 1886, 537 (reexamination of type). 



Habitat: West Indies, north to Florida Keys. 



Etymology: Bajonado, the Cuban name, apparently equivalent to 

 bayonet, and probably alluding to the interhjiemal. 



This species at Key West and at Havana is the most abundant of 

 the genus, and reaches a larger size than any of the others. The largest 

 seen l)y us were 22 inches long. It is the dullest in color of the large 

 species. Specimens from Porto Seguro and from the Bermudas are in 

 the museum at Cambridge. The type of Calamus plumatula now in the 

 museum at Paris is a young hajonado. 



101. CALAMUS BRACHYSOMUS. (Mojarra Garabata.) 



SparuH hrachysomm Lockiugton, Proc. U. S. N. M. 1880, 281 (Magdaloua Bay) ; Jordan 

 & Gilbert, Proc. U.S.N. M. 1881,277 (Picbeluogo, Lower California); Jor- 

 dan &. Gilbert, Proc. U. S. N. M. 1881, 21 (Mazatlan) ; Evermauu & Jenkins, 

 Proc. U. S. N. M. 1891, 153 (Guaymas). 



Habitat: Gulf of California and neighboring waters. 



Etymology: /9/ja;^6?, short; <j-<y//a, body. 



This species, which is allied to the Atlantic species ?c?tco.<}<cMS, is com- 

 mon about the Gulf of California. A specimen from Magdalenu Bay is 

 iu the museum at Cambridge. 



