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to below the middle of the eye. The barbel is equal 

 to the width of the interorbital space. In life the 

 head body and fins are marked with white and yellow 

 spots larger, escept on the spinous dorsal, than the 

 dark brown interspaces, thus giving a reticulated ap- 

 pearance to the whole fish. Spinous dorsal with olive 

 ground ; margins of the other fins yellow ; additionally 

 the body with large irregular dark blotches. 



Glaucosoma semilunifera, Steind. M. S. 

 D. 8/12. A. 3/8. L. lat. 58. L. tr. 5/22. 



The height of the body is contained 4 times, and 

 the length of the head 3 times in the total. The dia- 

 meter of the eye is equal to the width of the interor- 

 bital space, and is 5 times in the length of the head. 

 Snout 4 times in the head. The maxillary ends be- 

 neath the posterior third of the eye ; suprascapular 

 hidden. The third dorsal spine is the longest, ^ the 

 height of the body. Height of the soft dorsal half the 

 length of the head, caudal fin emarginates, the pecto- 

 rals reach the anus, ventrals do not. 



In life, the upper half of head and body, the lips, 

 dorsal and caudal fins are yellow, lower half rose co- 

 lor ; anal yellow and rose. Body covered with small 

 semilunar black spots ; soft dorsal and caudal with 

 black dots. In alcohol, uniform flesh color, spots brown. 



Biagramma erythrostoma ^ '^ ^°1 



D. 12/18. A. 3/8. L. lat. G0.G3. L. tr. 17/24. 

 The height of the body is contained 2^ to 2| times 



