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2. Upeneus punctatus, Cuv. 



The back and the middle of the cheeks red ; the upper part of the snout, the inferior por- 

 tion of the cheeks, and the operculum, a greenish yellow ; a yellowish tinge upon the sides ; 

 abdomen white, fins yellow. A small silvery or lilac-colored spot upon each scale, and 

 three narrow lines of a similar color pass from the eye to the snout. Four or five brownish 

 spots upon the sides of the body. 



D. 7-9. P. 16. V. 1-5. A. 7. C. 15. Length, (.'). 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



L'Upeneus ponctue, Upeneus punclalus, Cuv. et Val., in. p. 432. 



3. Upeneus Martinicus, Cuv. 



Scales semicircular, with seven or eight crenulations at their base ; the cirrhi do not ex- 

 tend quite to the angle of the preopercle. 

 D. 7-9. P. 15. V. 1-5. A. 7. C. (.'). Length, 5 inches. 

 Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



L'Upeneus Martiniquois, Upeneus Martinicus, Cuv. et Val., hi. p. 483. 



4. Upeneus balteatus, Cuv. 



Back violet ; abdomen white ; a bright yellow longitudinal band upon the sides. A 

 black spot at the side of the tail. 

 D. (?). P. (?). V.(?). A. (.'). C (.'). Length, (?)• 

 Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



L'Upeneus a baudrier, Upeneus balteatus, Cuv. et Val., hi. p. 51. 



GENUS XXVI. LEPISOMA, Dekay. 



Body and fins scaly. Fleshy filaments along the basal line of the head, and 

 on the orbits. A single dorsal fin. Branchial rays, six. Teeth in the jaws, 

 vomer, and palatines. Ventrals before the pectorals. 



1. Lepisoma cirrhosum, Dekay. 

 Soft portion of the dorsal higher and shorter than the spinous part- 

 D. 18-12. P. 14. V. 3. A. 19. C. 10|. Length, 64 inches. 

 Florida, Dekay. 



Lepisoma cirrbosum, Cirrous Lepisoma, Dekay's Report, p. 41, pi. 30, fig. 94. 



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