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j. General color deep indigo blue everywhere on body and fins; body with 



4 to 6 broad cross bars of darker blue. 



it. Cheeks plain, without distinct stripes. INDIGO, 1580Z. 



kk. Cheeks with a dark-blue suborbital band between 2 bands of clear 



blue. BOY i MIS, 1580m. 



1580. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR (typical). 



Perca unicolor, WALBAUM, Artedi Piscium, in, 352, 1792, locality unknown; after Percent 



unicolor, SEBA, Thesaurus, in, 76, tab. 27, fig. 10. 

 Holocentrm unicolor, BLOCK & SCHNEIDER, Syst. Ichth., 322, 1801. 

 Plectropoma ephippium, CUVIER & VALENCIENNES, Hist. Nat. Poiss., n, 408, 1828, locality 



unknown; found among fishes from Java bought in Amsterdam. 



Hypopleclrus maculiferus, POEY, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., x, 78, pi. 1, x, 2, 1871, Havana. 

 Serranus unicolor, BOULENGER, Cat., i, 299. 



1580a. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR PUELLA (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Plectropoma puella, CUVIER & VALENCIENNES, Hist. Nat. Poiss., n, 405, pi. 37, 1828, Martinique; 



GUNTHER, Cat., i, 165, 1859. 

 Hypoplectrus puella, POEY, Synopsis, 290, 1868; JORDAN & EIGENMANN, I. c., 383. 



1580b. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR VITULINUS (Poey). 



Plectropoma vitulinum, POEY, Memorias, i, 68, 1851, Havana. 

 Hypopleclrus vitulinus, POEY, Enumeratio, 23, 1875. 



1580c. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR PINNIVARIUS (Poey). 

 Hypopleclrus pinnivarius, POEY, Synopsis, 291, 1868, Havana. 



1580d. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR GUTTAVARIUS (Poey). 



Plectropoma gultavarium, POEY, Memorias, i, 70, 1851, Havana; G(JNTHER, Cat., i, 166, 1859. 

 Pleclropoma melanorhina, GUICHENOT, Poissons, in Ramon de la Sagra, Hist. Cuba, 18, pi. 1, fig. 1, 



1855, Havana. 

 Hypopleclrue gultavarius, POEY, Synopsis, 291, 1868. 



1580e. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR GUMMIGUTTA (Poey). 



Plectropoma gummigulta, POEY, Memorias, i, 70, 1851, Havana; GUNTHER, Cat., i, 166, 1859. 

 Hypopleclrus gummigulta, POEY, Synopsis, 290, 1868. 



1580f. HYPOPLECTRUS UNICOLOR CROCOTUS (Cope). 



Plectropoma crocola,* COPE, Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. Phila., xiv, 1871, 466, St. Martins, "West 



Indies. (Coll. Dr. B. E. Van Rijgersma.) 

 Hypoplectrus crocotus, JORDAN & EIGENMANN, /. c., 386, 1890. 



*The following is the description of Hypoplectrus crocotus (Cope): " Form gibbous; depth 2.2 in 

 length without caudal; length of head 3 times in same. Eye 3% in head (including spine). 

 Anterior rays of soft dorsal little more elevated than last ray of spinous fin. Radii D. X, 15; 

 A. Ill, 7. Ventrals to anal; pectoral to first soft ray of anal; caudal moderately emarginate. 

 Front concave in profile; muzzle a little longer than an orbit's diameter. Eight equal teeth on 

 the lower limb of the preoperculum; end of maxillary to line of posterior margin of pupil. 

 Scales 12-81-32. Length 4 5 inches. Color saffron yellow, becoming orange on the caudal, 

 anal, and vertical fins; dorsal region becoming brownish anteriorly; a narrow band from front 

 of orbit posteriorly on cheek, and some small blue spots on side of muzzle; a narrow blue line 

 along upper edge of preoperculum; two faint vertical lines on operculum; dorsal and pectoral 

 fins and jaws saffron yellow. This brilliant species was found at St. Martins, W. I., by Dr. 

 li. E. van Rijgersma." (Cope.) The type specimen is no longer to be found in the collection of 

 the Academy at Philadelphia. 



