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with round spots of orauge. Soft fins slaty Llaclf , tlie 

 pectorals and dorsal paler at base an d speckled . Head 

 2'j,; profile steep; deptli 2^. D. XIII, 13; A. 111,6. 



Tubes in lateral line 47 maliger 8. 



a. Dorsal spines moderate, 2 in head; lower jaw projecting. Tliree 

 straight dark crossbars, one from nape across base of 

 pectoral, one from between sixth and seventh dorsal 

 spines toward anus, a half one from eighth to tenth 

 dorsal spines to lateral line, a broader one below soft 

 dorsal. These bars extend onto the dorsal fin. A few 

 smali dark spots on base of pectorals and on shoulder; 

 sides of tail more or less mottled. Dark streaks radi- 

 ating from eye. Maxillary extending beyond eye, 

 about 2i in head. Eye eijnals snout, 3y in head; con- 

 siderably more than interorbital width. Interorbital 

 concave; two strong ridges dividing it into a median 

 and two lateral grooves. Preorbital narrow, with two 

 flat processes. Preopercular spines directed backward. 

 Gill-rakers about 2 in orbit. Second anal spine 2^ in 

 head. Maxillary, mandibles, and snout naked. Scales 

 mostly cycloid. Head 3; depth 3; D. XIII, 14^; A. 



m- *»-^ DALUI, 9. 



gg. Gill-rakers, four or more in eye. 



.;. Interorbital nearly flat, the snju'aocnlar ridges scarcely raised, 

 cranial ridges all low, tlie si)ines directed backward. 

 A-. Gill-rakers higher tlian Avide. Peritoneum white. Dorsal 

 spines 2 in head or longer. 



/. Dark brown varied with light brown caurini's 10. 



//. Lemonyellowto(larkbrickred,colorvariable. Frequently 

 light blotches arranged as in c'-rysowu/f/.s. D. XIII, 10; 



-^- III) 6 VEXILLARIS, 11. 



Ick. Gillrakers scarcely higher than they are wide. Peritoneum 

 brownish. Dorsal spines about 2^ in head. Blackish 

 green, spotted with darker and with lighter. D. 



XIII, 13 ; A. Ill, 6 RASTRELLIGBR, 12. 



jj. Interorbital deeply concave, the supraocular ridges high. 

 Cranial ridges all high, the spiues directed backward 

 and usually upward and outward. 



1)1. Dorsal spine a little more than half length of head; 

 parietal ridges very high ; pale blotches on sides, form- 

 ing a continuous lateral band. Body and fins profusely 

 8i)eckled Avith pale; dark inarkiugs black, pale mark- 

 ings yellow. Head 3; depth 2f : D. XIII, 13; A. Ill, 

 7 ; tubes 49 xebulosus, 13. 



mm. Dorsal spines not more than half length of head; pale 

 blotches on sides not forming a continuous lateral 

 band. Occipital ridges moderate. A series of four 

 light spots along the base of the dorsals. 

 n. Pale markings flesh-color; dark markings olivaceous. 

 Scales rougher, cranial ridges lower, parietal spines 

 lower and narrower. Spinous dorsal higlier, 2 in head, 

 its membranes more deeply incised than in chrijso- 



melas carxati's, 14. 



nn. Pale markings yellow, dark markings blackish. Dorsal 

 spines 2^ in head. Head 2f; depth 2|; 1). XIII, 13; 

 A. Ill, 6; tubes 46 chrv.sumela.s, 15. 



