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in bead; last somewhat shorter. Pectorals pointed, l-l- in head, reach- 

 ing beyond tips of ventrals to vent. Veutrals 1% in head. Soft dor- 

 sal and anal with a few scales. Scales on breast and belly small. 



Color reddish (probably crimson in life), becoming paler beneath, breast 

 somewhat orange. A few small, round, pale spots on cheeks and oper- 

 cles; occiput rather dark; lowerjawdusky; aslightbluish shade on preor- 

 bital. Anterior part of back with small indistinct light and dark specks; 

 large, quadrate, inky-black spot larger than eye at base of soft dorsal, 

 which involves the basal half of several rays, and extends downward 

 almost to lateral line ; in this blotch are traces of three darker spots; be- 

 hind this, three much smaller, roundish, black spots, which extend on 

 tin ; below these a row of about 10 round black spots smaller than pupil, 

 on median line of side extending from opposite front of large dorsal 

 spot to base of caudal; below this series some fainter irregular spots of 

 black ; extending obliquely upwards and backwards from above tip of 

 ventral fin to lateral line a large elliptical creamy or silvery blotch which 

 is about as wide as iuterorbital and as long as snout and eye; this spot 

 does not reach middle line of belly. Spinous dorsal with three rows of 

 diffuse, confluent, black spots separated by pale streaks ; soft dorsal 

 marked with several black spots, which extend upward from body; 

 above these a pale median longitudinal streak. Upper half of caudal 

 red, with a few small black spots, lower lobe inky-black, with some pale 

 edgings. Outer half of ventrals and anal dusky. Pectorals pale. 



A single specimen was dredged at 45 fathoms at Station 2809, off the 

 coast of Ecuador. It is a very interesting species, allied to Prionodes 

 luciopercanus, but quite peculiar in color, having, among other things, 

 the peculiar oblique cream-white band found in Prionodes phoebe and 

 P. brasiliensis. 



13. Kuhlia arge sp. now 



Diagnosis.— Closely allied to Kuhlia toeniura (Cuvier and Valen- 

 ciennes), an East Indian species, from which it is distinguished by its 

 smaller eye, which is 3£ to 3£ in head. 



Type: No. 41,169, U. S. National Museum. 



Hab. — Chatham Island, Galapagos Archipelago. 



Description.— Head U to 3f (U to 44); depth 2| (34); D. IX-I, 11 

 A. HI, 11. Scales 7-50 to 52-12. Le^tli of type inches. Body 

 oblong, strongly compressed ; back elevated above pectorals ; the an- 

 terior profile straight and rather steep; caudal peduncle long, com. 

 pressed. Mouth rather small, very oblique, the lower jaw considerably 

 projecting; maxillary reaching anterior margin of pupil, 2| to 2| in 

 head. Eye moderate, slightly longer than snout, 3f in head. Teeth 

 very small, in narrow bauds, those on vomer in a A- shaped patch. Pre- 

 orbital very narrow, its edge anteriorly with strong retrorse seme, the 

 moderately broad maxillary not sheathed by it. The structure in this 

 regard resembles that of Serranidcv, not that of Sparidce. Least width 

 of preorbital 3£ in eye. Seme of preopercle sharp and fine, well devel- 



