Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 537 



width half snout; occiput with well-developed rugosites. Scales on 

 cheeks crowded, in 6 rows; four series between adipose fin and lateral 

 line. Front of dorsal nearer tip of snout than adipose fin. by a distance 

 equaling diameter of pupil ; the fin low, the tips of anterior rays 

 barely reaching base of posterior ray in reflexed fin: base of dorsal \\ 

 in head; upper outline of dorsal convex; anal very small, its base \ 

 length of head ; pectorals very short, bluntly rounded, the longest ray 

 2| in head, not reaching beyond vertical from base of ventrals ; ventrals 

 reaching halfway to front anal, 1} in head. Color black, with 5 

 broad dark bars reaching to lateral line or below ; the middle of each 

 interspace with a fainter bar confined to back; mandible below with 

 alternating brown and silvery crossbars ; a black spot at lower angle 

 of cheeks, with a small silvery blotch below it ; inside of mouth and gill 

 cavity pale; dorsal and caudal faintly barred. Length 6 inches. Aca- 

 pulco, Mexico; one specimen known, (lacertinus, lizard-like.) 



Synodus lacertinus, GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1890, 55, Acapulco. (Type, No. 44300. Coll. 

 Albatross.) 



811. SYNODUS SAURUS (Linnams). 

 (TARENTOLA ; LACERTO ; TIRU.) 



Head 4; B. 15; D. 12; A. 12. Scales 3 or 4-60-2. Snout broader than 

 long, the jaws subequal ; teeth small ; upper surface of head corrugated. 

 Dorsal slightly higher than long, the tips of the first rays not extending 

 beyond tips of last ; pectoral reaching ninth or tenth scale of lateral line. 

 Scales on tail faintly keeled. Dusky gray, yellow below. Length 17 

 inches. (Giinther; Goode.) Coasts of Southern Europe and neighboring 

 islands, recorded by Dr. Goode from the Bermudas, (aavpo?, lizard.) (Eu.) 

 Salmo saurus, LINN^US, Syst. Nat, Ed. xn, 511, 1766, Mediterranean; after ARTEDI. 

 Sato-us griseus, LOWE, Trans. Zool. Soc., ir, 1841, 188, Madeira ; GUNTHER, Cat., v, 394, 1864. 

 Laurida, mediterranea, SWAINSON, Nat. Hist. Anim., 11, 287, 1839, Mediterranean; name only. 

 Tirns marmoratus, RAFINESQUE, Caratteri, 56, 1810, Palermo. 

 Alpismaris risso, Risso, Eur. Merid., in, 458, 1826, Nice ; very young. 

 Synodus lacerla, GOODE, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., v, 1876, 68, Bermuda specimen ; not of Risso. 



812. SYNODUS SCITULICEPS, Jordan & Gilbert. 



Head 4f; depth 6f. D. 10; A. 12; scales 6-61-6. Allied to S. fastens, 

 but with the head very small ; cheeks with about 4 rows of large scales ; 

 opercles with 4; 4 rows between adipose fin and lateral line; ventrals 1| 

 in head; pectoral 2. Coloration brownish olive, scales of back with pale 

 dashes; head marbled above ; pectoral and caudal blackish; adipose fin 

 black, edge pale ; no yellow. Length 7 inches. Cape San Lucas to Pan- 

 ama ; not uncommon in shallow bays, (sdtulus, slender; -ceps, head.) 

 Synodus scitulicepc, JORDAN & GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1881, 344, Mazatlan. (Type, 

 No. 28392. Coll. Gilbert.) 



813. SYNODUS JENKINSI, Jordan & Bollman. 



Head 3| to 4 ; depth 6f to 7. D. 10 or 11 ; A. 13 ; scales 5-62 to 65-6, 6 

 rows on cheeks. Body slender, subterete, depressed. Head moderate, 



