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ddd. [Scales very small, 112 to 118 ; D. 72 to 79 ; A. 56 to 62. Depth, 2$ ; head, 

 4| in length; colors of Monochirus luteus, each sixth or seventh ray of dor- 

 sal and anal blackish brown ; caudal with brown spots ; posterior half of 

 dorsal and anal with narrow, dark brown cross-spots.] (Steindachner) 



Minutus, 103. 

 aa. Vertebrae 34 ; pectoral fin of eyed side more than half length of head, that of blind 

 side wanting ; scales sub-concave, elongate, and with the free margin some- 

 what erected ; each scale with several long spinules, giving the body a 

 villous appearance (as in Phrynorhombus) ; (Monochirus). 

 e. Scales of blind side with shorter spinules ; scales on head slightly re- 

 duced ; eyes rather large, with thick scaly eyelids ; head 4| in length ; 

 depth 2i ; D. 52 ( " 56 to 61," Gunther). A. 41 (44 to 49, Gunther). P. about 7 ; 

 lat. 1. 54 (63, Gunther). Vertebrae 9 + 25 = 34. Color, brown with irreg- 

 ular dark marblings on body and fins ; dorsal and anal mostly dark ; caudal 

 abruptly pale, with light brownish cross-streaks Hispidxjs, 104. 



100. MONOCHIRUS OCELLATUS. 



Pleuronectes ocellatus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 1758, 269 (" Surinam"). 



Solea ocellata Gunther, iv, 465. 



Quenselia ocellata Jordan, MSS. 



Pleuronectes peg usa Lac6pede, Hist. Nat., Poiss., iv, 639, 1803. 



Pleuronectes rondeleti Shaw, Gen'IZool., iv, 307, 1803. 



Solea oculata Eisso, Europe M6ridionale, iii, 248, 1826, and of numerous writers. 



Habitat. — Mediterranean Sea ; Madeira Islands. 



Our specimens of this pretty species are from Palermo, where they 

 were collected by Professor Doderlein. 



This species, with some other African and Asiatic species, marks a 

 transition between the typical forms of Monochirus to those of Solea. It 

 may be regarded as forming the type of a new subgenus for which the 

 name Quenselia is suggested. 



101. MONOCHIRUS LUTEUS. 



Pleuronectes luteus Eisso, Ichth. Nice, 1810, 312. 



Monochirus luteus Costa, "Fauna Napoli, ii, 49." 



Solea lutea Gunther, iv, 469, 1862, and of most recent writers. 



Habitat. — Mediterranean Sea. 



Our numerous specimens of this species were collected by Professor 

 Doderlein at Palermo, and by Professor Jordan at Venice. 



102. MONOCHIRUS VARIEGATUS. 



Pleuronectes variegatus Donovan, British Fishes, 1801, pi. 117. 



Solea vafiegata Gunther, iv, 469. 



I'leuronectes microchirus Delaroche, Ann. Mus., xiii, 356, f. 2, 1809. 



Pleuronectes mangili Eisso, Ichth. Nice, 1810, 255. 



Pleuronectes lingula " Hamner in Pennant, Brit. Zool., ed. of 1812, iii, 313, pi. 48." 



Pleuronectes fasciatua Naccari, "Giornale Fis. Pav., iii, Adr. Ittiol., 9, 1822." 



Habitat. — Mediterranean Sea. 



Our specimens of this species were collected at Palermo by Professor 

 Doderlein. Most of the synonymy given above is copied from Guuther 

 and Bonaparte, and has not been verified by us. 



