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ctenoid, those on blind side smooth; arch of lateral line short and high, 

 its base contained 4| to 5 times in the straight portion. Dorsal fin begin- 

 ning opposite anterior nostril, the rays nearly uniform in length, the 

 longest about head; pectoral of colored side 4f in length; ventral of 

 colored side beginning under middle of lower eye, with 6 rays; the right 

 ventral with 5 rays. Color in life, light grayish with reddish tinge, cov- 

 ered with small round spots of darker gray and with lighter rings inclos- 

 ing spaces of the ground color; vertical fins similarly colored, with a 

 small black spot near base of each ninth or tenth ray ; 2 black spots on 

 median line of body divide the length into nearly equal thirds; some 

 other small black spots scattered over colored side. Western Atlantic, 

 from Long Island to Rio Janeiro, on sandy shores. Here described from 

 Key West specimens, types of P. nebularis. This species is very common at 

 Key West in clear, shallow water on sandy bottom. The largest of the 

 numerous specimens taken is 3 inches in length. A specimen similar to 

 these has been taken by Dr. Bean on the south coast of Long Island. 

 This seems to be the same as the Cuban species called Rhomboidichtkys 

 ocellatus by Poey, and some of the specimens sent by Poey to the Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology are apparently identical with the types of P. 

 nebularis. In the Museum of Comparative Zoology we have compared 

 specimens of the real Platophrys ocellatus (No. 11423, Rio Janeiro, Agassiz) 

 with a representative specimen of P. nebularis (No. 26147, from the Tor- 

 tugas, Florida), and are unable to find any differences. We adopt, there- 

 fore, the name Platophrys ocellatus for all, and regard it as one of the 

 widely distributed flounders, like Etropus crossotus and Citharichthys spilop- 

 terus. (ocellatuSj with eye-like spots.) 



Rhombus ocellatus, AGASSIZ, Spix, Pise. Brasil., 85, pi. 46, 1829, Brazil. 



Rhombus bahianus, CASTELNAU, Anim. nouv. rares Amerique du Sud, 1855, Bahia. 



Platophrys nebularis, JORDAN & GILBERT, Proc. TJ. S. Nat. Mus. 1884, 31, 143, Key West 



(Type, 34972. Coll. Dr. Jordan) ; GOODE & BEAN, Oceanic Ichthyology, 441, 1896. 

 Platophrys ocellatus, SWAINSON, Nat. Hist. Class'n Fishes, n, 302, 1839 ; JORDAN &, Goss, 



Keview Flounders and Soles, 266, 1889. 

 Rhomboidichthys ocellatus, GUNTHER, Cat., IV, 433, 1862; POET, Synopsis, 408, 1868. 



3033. PLATOPHBYS MACULIFER (Poey). 



Head 4; depth If. D. 90 to 95; A. 70; scales 90 to 95. Body elliptical, 

 ovate. Mouth small, oblique, the maxillary 3-f in head; teeth in each 

 jaw in 2 irregular series; filamentous rays of pectorals reaching very 

 nearly to last rays of dorsal; arch of lateral line short and high, its 

 length 1* times its height and 2f in head; snout very short, 4 in head; 

 interorbital area 3f in head. Color of adult reddish gray, the body every- 

 where covered with rings formed of round, sky-blue spots, which are not 

 confluent and are not edged with black; besides these, very few detached 

 spots or other blue markings ; head with similar blue spots, but no rings ; 

 area inclosed in the blue rings not different from the ground color ; caudal 

 with blue spots, other fins with none ; dorsal and anal mottled ; a large, 

 diffuse, dusky spot at front of straight part of lateral line ; 1 better 

 defined on middle of lateral line; a faint one farther back; pectorals 

 grayish, with dark bars. Cuba. We identify specimens taken by Dr. 



