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caudal fin, black. Pectorals yellowish; ventrals silvery. Dentations upon the preopercle 

 short and wide, and those at its angle truncated and denticulated. 



D. 12-16. P. (?). V. (>). A. 3-11. C (?)■ Length, 16 inches. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Called " Dormeur," at St. Domingo. 



Lc Lobotes dormeur, Lobules somnolentus, Cm*, et Val., v. p. 32-1, pi. 126. 



" Wilson, Encyclop. Brit., Art. Ichlb... p. 300, fig. 4. 



GENUS XIII. POMACENTRUS, Lacep. 

 Oblong ; head obtuse ; teeth in a single row ; preoperculum denticulated, 

 operculum unarmed ; five branchial rays ; the lateral line stops beneath the 

 soft portion of the dorsal. Suborbital's sometimes dentated. 



I. Pomacentrus planifrons, Cuv. 



Profile rectilinear. Brown ; a black spot at the base of the pectorals, beneath ; another 

 back of the dorsal, above the tail. Dorsal and anal pointed. 

 D. 12-15. P. ( ; ). V. (.'). A.2-13. C. 17. Length, 3 inches. 

 Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 

 Called, at Martinique, " Petite-jaquette." 



Le Pomacentre a front plat, Pomacentrus planifrons, Cuv. et Val., v. p. 431. 



GENUS XIV. GLYPHISODON, Lacep. 

 Body compressed, oval, covered, as well as the head, with large scales. 

 Profile rounded. Operculum and preoperculum smooth ; a single row of 

 trenchant and generally notched teeth. 



1. Glyphisodon saxatilis, Lacep. 



Silvery, with golden reflections towards the back, and blue towards the head. Fins blu- 

 ish. Tail deeply forked. A single row of from thirty-six to forty compact, equal, straight 

 teeth in each jaw. When preserved, it is of a yellowish gray color, with five broad, black- 

 ish vertical bands. Fins blackish. 



D. 13-13. P. 18. V. 1-5. A. 2-12. C. 15. Length, 6 to 8 inches. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Chatodon saxatilis, Bloch, pi. 206, fig. 2. 



" " Rock Clnetodon, Shaw's Gen. Zobl., iv. p. 364. 



Le Glyphysodon saxatile (Glyphisodon saxatilis, Lacep.), Cuv. et Val., v. p. 446. 



