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length to caudal base. TLe length of the head is one-seventh of the 

 total without caudal. The dorsal begins over the posterior end of the 

 pectoral; its anterior spines are very much shorter than the iiosterior 

 ones. The length of the caudal is about equal to the length of the post- 

 orbital part of the head. The vent is slightly in advance of the middle 

 of the total length to base of caudal, and is about under the twentieth 

 spine of the dorsal. 



Colors from the alcoholic specimen : A white line extends from the 

 tip of the snout to the caudal and is divided into small segments by 

 sbort cross-bars, the tirst two of which tire on the head and the last at 

 the origin of the caudal. Posteriorly these short bars extend down- 

 ward, terminating slightly below the base of the dorsal fin. ' There are 

 several white blotches, simulating bars, on the posterior half of the 

 anal flti, aud the caudal has a white margin. Sides and under sur- 

 face of the head with several whitish oblique bands forming V-shaped 

 markings. A few roundish white blotches on the sides of the head, the 

 most conspicuous of which is behind the eye. The general color is 

 dark brownish, nearly black. 



D. LI; A. II, 27 ; V. I, 2; P. 5 or 6. 



Plate XIII represents the species four times the natural size. The 

 drawing was made by Mr. H. L. Todd. 



NOTE ON STOASODON NARINARI, EUPHRASEN. 

 By TAKLETOIV H. BEAIV, 



Curator of the Department of Fishes, 



The National Museum received May 21, 1885, from Mr. E. F. Dene- 

 chaud, a fine si^ecimen of the above species, which was brought to the 

 New Orleans market from near Cedar Keys, Fla. 



The general color of the whole upper surface is chocolate brown, 

 everywhere sprinkled with roundish or oblong pearly blotches, the 

 largest of which are about as long as the eye and the smallest less than 

 one half as long. The iris is yellowish-gray. The under surface is milky 

 white, except the margin of the snout, which is very dark gray. The 

 tail is uniform chocolate-brown. 



The middle of the interorbital space contains a long furrow, which is 

 deepest in front and becomes shallow posteriorly. The greatest width 

 of this furrow is 30 millimeters. The anterior edge of the pectorals is 

 about at the lower margin of the spiracle. 



The spiracles are obliquely placed. 



Measurements. 



(Catalogue number of specimen, 37196.) 



Millimeters. 



Length of disk to posterior angle of ventral 550 



Greatest width of disk 980 



Length of tail from posterior angle of ventral 1, 405 



