Jordan and Evermann . Fishes of North A merica . 2485 



middle of the extended pectoral ; in L. cervinum, over its tip, or nearly so.) 

 Distance of anal origin with snout 3 in total length. Length of pectoral 

 2 in head's length and 13 to 14 in that of body (10 in L. marmoratum, 11 

 in L. proftmdorum). Scales ornamented with radiating striae, densely cov- 

 ering all parts of the fish except snout, under surface of head, and the 

 fins; lateral line continued almost to end of tail. Color brownish yellow, 

 with numerous subcircular spots of white, with diameter that of eye, 

 along the upper half of body; vertical fins with narrow black margin. 

 Gulf Stream. (Goode & Bean.) A specimen from off Sand Key Light, 

 Florida, recorded by Mr. Garniau. (cervinus, deer-like, from the faun- 

 color. ) 

 Leptophidum cervinum, GOODE & BEAN, Proc. TJ. S. Nat. Mus. 1885, 422, lat. 40 i' N., long. 



69 56' W., depth 76 fathoms (Type, No. 28764. Coll. Fish Hawk); GOODE & BEAX, 



Oceanic Ichthyology, 346, 1896. 

 Lepophidium cervinum, GARMAN, Bull. Iowa Lab. Nat. Hist. 1896, 91. 



2851. LEPOPHIDIUM PRORATES (Jordan & Bollman). 



Head 4fc to 4f (4f to 4f in total) ; depth 7* to 8 (7f to 8i) ; eye 4* in head ; 

 snout 5 ; maxillary 2 ; iuterorbital 1= in eye ; pectoral 2|- in head ; inner ven- 

 tral filament shortest, the longer 2f in head. Body moderately elongate, 

 compressed, considerably stouter than in L. profundorum. Mouth large, 

 maxillary reaching about pupil's length beyond posterior border of eye. 

 Outer teeth slightly enlarged, a little movable, those of upper jaw largest. 

 Gill rakers rather long and slender, ^ length of eye, 4 developed. Tip of 

 snout with a strong spine directed forward and slightly downward; 

 opercle without spine, ending in a flat projection covered by skin. Dor- 

 sal beginning over middle of pectorals, longest ray 4 in head. Scales 

 regularly imbricated, but very small, about 225 in a longitudinal series ; 

 scales on top of head extending forward to base of ethmoid spine ; sides 

 of head covered with small scales; lateral line not reaching end of tail. 

 Air bladder oblong-lanceolate. Color olivaceous, paler below; scales 

 rather profusely dotted with black; a pale shade across opercles; lower 

 jaw, gular region, and anterior branchiostegals dusted; dorsal and anal 

 margined with black, the band on anal the broader; pectorals pale. 

 Specimens of this species were obtained at Panama and at Albatross Sta- 

 tion 2801, south of Panama. Length of type 10 inches. (itpospaTrf^ 

 prow-bearing, from the rostral spine.) 



Leptophidium prorates, JORDAN & BOLLMAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1889, 172, Panama. 

 (Type, No 41149, U. S. Nat. Mus. Coll. Albatrott.) 



2852. LEPOPHIDIUM BREVIBARBE (Cuvier). 



A short decurved spine at tip of snout ; teeth strong ; occiput and oper- 

 cles scaly. Vertical fins edged with black. (Kaup.) Air bladder oblong 

 ovate, without contracted portion and without posterior foramen; no 

 single anterior bone replaced by cartilage. (Miiller.) West Indies and 

 Brazil; a scarcely known species; apparently close to L. prorates, but very 

 insufficiently described, (brevis, short; &ar&a, beard.) 

 Ophidian brevibarbe, CUVIEB, Regne Animal, Ed. 2, vol. n, 358, 1829, Brazil; MULLER, 



Abhandl. Berl. Acad. 1843, 153, pi. 4, f. 4 ; KAUP, Apodes, 154, pi. 16, f. 1 ; GliNTHER, Cat. 



Fish., iv, 379, 1862. 



