Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 2363 



front of upper jaw; side teeth on lower jaw very small, abruptly enlarged 

 ou front half of jaw; teeth on vomer A -shaped, in a single row, the ones 

 at the angles enlarged, 1 or 2 small ones between them at the sides; small 

 multih'd dermal flaps at nape, over eye, and above nostril; interorbital 

 concave at the middle, f the diameter of eye; gill rakers small and short, 



3 -f 6 in number. First dorsal spine inserted behind eye a distance equal 

 to diameter of eye, about shorter than longest spine; soft dorsal the 

 higher; origin of anal midway between snout and base of caudal, not 

 running as far back as dorsal; pectoral reaching a little past front of 

 anal ; ventrals long and slender, inserted a little in front of pectorals, 

 their ends not reaching vent; caudal rounded. Color in spirits, brownish 

 gray, with about 6 wide irregular cross bars which are darker toward 

 their edges, 2 black streaks running downward and backward from eye; 

 cheeks and opercles with many small light blue spots; spinous dorsal 

 mottled and spotted with darker, other fins with small irregular dark 

 lines running across the rays; ventrals dusky; tentacles on head black. 

 Described from a specimen 5 inches in length from La Paz, Lower Cali- 

 fornia. Pacific coast of Tropical America from Gulf of California to Pan- 

 ama; common in rock pools; representing on the Pacific coast the scarcely 

 different L. nuchipinnis. (Named for John Xantus.) 



Labrosomitg xanti, GILL, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Fhila. 1860, 107, Cerro Blanco (Type, Nos. 2334, 

 2335, 2478. Coll. J. Xantus) ; JORDAN & GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1882, 368. 



2705. LABRISOMUS BUCCIFERUS, Poey. 



Head 3| in total length with caudal; depth 5. D. XX, 11 ; A. II, 19; eye 



4 in head, a little longer than snout; anterior nostril with a little tube; 

 lower jaw longer ; forehead convex, the snout short ; mouth large, reaching 

 beyond middle of eye; a few filaments on nape and 1 above preoperde. 

 Teeth cardiform, the outer ones large; teeth on vomer (and palatines). 

 Body scaly. Lateral line complete. First ray of dorsal longest, the others 

 forming a convex curve up to the 19, which is shortest ; pectoral moderate, 

 of 12 rays, the lower thickened. Color brownish yellow, with vertical 

 brown points extending on fins; a series of pale points along sides; the 

 head gray, cheek dark brown. One specimen 55 mm. long. Cuba. (Poey.) 

 Not seen by us. (bucca, cheek; fero, I bear). 



Labrisomus bucciferus, POEY, Synopsis, 399, 1868, Cuba. (Coll. Poey.) 



2706. LABRISOMUS MICROLEPIDOTUS, Poey. 



Length of head equal to depth; pectoral If in head; eye If in snout, 4i 

 in head. Maxillary reaching to base of middle of eye, 2 in head. Mouth 

 oblique, with strong teeth; the lower jaw the longer; small fringe of ten- 

 tacles at anterior nostril above eye, and a comb of fringes at the nape. 

 First 3 dorsal spines subequal, considerably lower than the second 3, 

 which become progressively longer. Scales in lateral line about 110. 

 Head brown, with small yellow spots scattered over its lower part and on 

 the gill membranes. Pectoral and caudal with some black points. Cuba. 



