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on the dorsal; a distinct ocellus on the twenty-second, twenty-third, and twenty- 

 fourth dorsal spines and their membranes ; base of caudal gray, like the ground 

 color of dorsal and anal ; posterior part of caudal with gray mottlings oft the rays 

 only, this portion separated from the basal part by a space without pigment on rays 

 or membrane, making a distinct vertical bar; pectorals :ind ventrals mottled. 



A handsomely-colored blenny, of which the collection contains but one specimen, 

 the type. No. 49376, U. S. N. M., 1.63 inches long, taken at Fajardo, February 17, 1899. 



Named for Fajardo, the type locality. 



CORALLIOZETUS Evermanu & Marsh, now genus. 



Coralliozetus Evermann & Marsh, new genus of Blenni'uhr {cardonce) . 



Body slender and strongly compressed, without scales; head large, subcylindrical, 

 bluntly pointed; mouth large; teeth not hooked, about eight enlarged conical ones 

 in front of each jaw, smaller ones behind ; vomer with teeth ; dorsal lia with a notch 

 between the rays and spines, the membrane connected with caudal ; caudal fin 

 rounded; pectoral large, ventrals small and inserted slightly in advance of pec- 

 torals. A strongly marked genus, conspicuous in appearance by its heavy head and 

 thin body, probably related to Opliioblennius, from which it is technically separated 

 by the absence of hooked canine teeth, the convex caudal, and the entire absence of 

 a lateral line. 



HopaXXiov, coral; ^T/rf'oj, to seek. 



20. CoralUozetus cardonae Evermann & Marsh, new species. 



Head 4; depth 5.6; eye 5; snout 4; maxillary 2; D. xvii, 11; A. 21; pectoral 1.3; 

 ventral 1.8 ; caudal 1.4. 



Body scaleless, slender, much compressed ; head large and heavy, not compressed 

 nor depressed ; snout very short and blunt; mouth large, horizontal, low in position, 

 the maxillary reaching far beyond the eye; eyes small, close together, placed high 

 and well forward; teeth conical, in a patch on the front of each jaw, an outer row 

 of about 8 teeth (4 on a side) in each jaw, much enlarged; a single row of smaller 

 teeth on sides of each jaw; teeth on vomer; a small tlap at the nostril and two 

 short filaments above eye, one much the smaller; no appendages at the nape. 

 Dorsal fin long and high, of slender, flexible spines, and longer, soft rays, a notch 

 between the soft and spinous portions; anal longer and lower than soft dorsal; anal 

 and dorsal free from caud;il ; caudal rounded ; ])ectoral large, wide as body, reaching 

 anal or beyond; ventral small, inserted before pectoral, of 3 rays, the innermost 

 very slender. 



Color in spirits : Body dark red, much paler in one specimen ; head everywhere 

 bluish-black, this color dusted upon the body, particularly on the anterior portion ; a 

 pale-gray bar downward and backward across cheek ; fins pale, except ventrals and 

 front of dorsal, which have color of head ; a row of small rosy spots along bases of anal 

 rays, seemingly in the flesh ; sometimes a similar fainter row along base of dorsal. 



Three specimens, from 0.87 to 1 inch in length, taken on the coral reefs at Ponce 

 on three successive days; the type. No. 49377, U. S. N. M., 1 inch long, collected 

 February 1, 1899. 



Named for Cardona, a little islet off Playa de Ponce, on the reef of which the type 

 was collected. . 



