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times that of the outer rays; anal rounded, its longest ray half head; 

 second anal' spine a little stronger than third and slightly longer, 2f in 

 head ; pectorals long, reaching much past tip of ventrals, \\ in head ; 

 ventrals short, not reaching vent. In the typical form (cruentatus), from 

 rather deep water and among rocks, the ground hue in life is a livid 

 reddish gray, a little paler below, and the spots are vermilion, usually 

 darker posteriorly ; the spots are larger especially anteriorly. In spirits 

 the vermilion spots become light gray, except posteriorly, where they 

 are brown ; those on the head remain very distinct, those above never 

 disappearing. Length about a foot. West Indian fauna; Brazil to 

 Florida Keys ; a beautiful fish ; very common on the coast of Cuba ; a 

 food-fish of some importance, (cruentatus, dyed with blood.) 



Jurvucapeba or Itaiara, MAECGRAVE, Hist. Brasil, 146, 1648, Brazil (doubtful). 



Perca guttata*, BLOCK, Ichthyol., 312, 1792, Martinique (description and figures from a drawing 



by PLUMIER); not Perca guttata of LINNAEUS, which is Promicrops guttatus. 

 Sparus cruentatus, LACEPEDE, Hist. Nat. Poiss., iv, 157, pi. 4, fig. 1, 1803, Martinique (on a copy 



of Plumier's drawing). 



Saranus apiarius, POEY, Memorias, n, 143, 1860, Havana. 

 Serranus coronatus, GUNTHEE, Cat., i, 124, 1859. 

 Petromeiopon apiarim, POEY, Synopsis, 1868, 288. 

 Enneacentrus guttatus,* JORDAN & SWAIN, I. c., 399, 1884. 

 Bodianus cruentatus, JORDAN & EIGENMANN, I. c., 378, 1890. 

 Epinephelus guttatus, BOULENGEB, Cat., i, 176. 



Represented in shallow waters by the form or variety 



1539a. PETROMETOPON CRUENTATUS CORONATUS (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 

 (BROWN HIND ; PETITE NEGRE.) 



In life, whitish or dusky olive, somewhat translucent, the head decid- 

 edly greenish ; spots everywhere, all bright orange red, darker in the 

 center, those on the edges of the vertical fins darker maroon or cherry 

 color; four larger spots along base of dorsal, inky black, irregular, the 

 third largest, the fourth smallest; a very small one on each side of shoul- 

 der. Eyes green above, with red specks, iris yellow; fins rather bluish; 

 tips of ventrals dusky, tips of vertical fins appearing so from the darker 

 color of the spots. In spirits, the bright spots become brown or fade 

 into the ground color; those on the head mostly disappearing. In other 

 respects like the preceding, its colors duller. West Indies, north to Key 

 West; generally common, (coronatus, crowned.) 



Serranus coronatus, CUVIER & VALENCIENNES, Hist. Nat. Poiss., H, 371, 1828, Martinique. 



Serranus coronatus var. nigriculus, G(JNTHER, Cat., i, 124, 1859. 



Petrometopon guttatus, POEY, Synopsis, 288, 1868. 



Epinepkelus gultatus, JORDAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 125. 



Enneacentrus guttatus coronatus, JORDAN & SWAIN, I. c., 1884, 398. 



* As this species is in no wise concerned in forming the Perca guttata of Linnaeus, the specific 

 name guttatus should not be used for it. The Bodianm guttatus of Bloch (Serranus myriaster 

 Cuvier & Valenciennes) is an East Indian species, referable to Bodianus as here restricted. 



