Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 393 
violet. Anal violet, margined with rose; upper lobe of caudal blue, lower, rose ; pectorals 
blue, yellow at their base; ventrals rose-colored. The middle canines are strong and curved ; 
three rows of granulated teeth back of the conical ones, upon the external edge. 
D. 9-13. P.12. V.1-5. A.3-13. C€.12. Length, 1 foot. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
La Girelle partagée (Julis dimidiatus, Acass.), Cuv. et VaL., x11. p. 407. 
9. Julis detersor, Cuv. 
Head and breast of a beautiful violet, almost black ; the rest of the body a brilliant green. 
The anterior portion of the dorsal, the extremity of the pectorals, and the forks of the cau- 
dal, violet ; the rest of the body and anal green; the middle of lunation of the tail gray. 
The spinous portion of the dorsal is low, and covered with scales. 
D.8-13. P.(?). V.(?). A.3-11. C.(?). Length, 7 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called ‘‘ Dégraisseur,’’ at Martinique. 
La Girelle dégraisseur, Julis detersor, Cuv. et Vau., x11. p. 408. 
GENUS IX. XIRICHTHYS, Cvv. 
Body compressed, head trenchant. Head higher than long, truncated in 
front. A single long, uniform dorsal. ‘Teeth in a single row in the jaws ; 
the anterior longest. Tongue and palate smooth ; pharyngeals tessellated. 
1. Xirichthys Martinicensis, Cuv. 
Fawn-colored, with violet tints upon the head and anterior portion of the dorsal. 
D.9-12. P.11. V.1-5. A.3-12. C.13. Length, 8 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called ‘* Patate,’’ at Martinique. 
Le Rason de la Martinique, Xirichthys Martinicensis, Cuy. et Vau., xIVv. p. 49. 
2. Xirichthys lineatus, Cuv. 
A milk-white spot on the sides, from which descend alternately pale and deep red lines. 
Cheeks with bluish lines. Fins red. 
D.4-17. P.ll. V.1-5. A.3-12. C©.13. Length, 5 or 6 inches. 
South Carolina, Lin. Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Corypheena lineatus, Lin., Syst. Nat., Gmet., p. 1195. 
4 vs Suaw’s Gen. Zool., 1v. p, 224. 
Le Rason rayé, Xirichthys lineatus, Cuy. et VaL., xtv. p. 50. 
Xirichthys lineatus, Dexay’s Report, p. 177. 
