Jordan and Evermann, Fishes of North America. 1249 



gg. Body comparatively deep, depth about 2 in 

 length; snout long and pointed; mouth 

 rather small, maxillary about 3 in head; 

 pectorals long, more than f length of head ; 

 soft dorsal, anal, and caudal orange or yel- 

 low, becoming pale in spirits. 

 h. Scales moderate, about nine in an oblique 

 series from first dorsal to lateral line, 

 about 55 vertical series above lateral 

 line between gill opening and base of 

 caudal ; lateral line with more than 45 

 pores; a whitish area below eye; blue 

 streak along suborbital region usually 

 not disappearing with age; head 2$; 

 depth 2. D. X, 14; A. Ill, 8; scales 

 8-56-15. JOCU, 1634. 



hh. Scales unusually large, 5 or 6 in an oblique 

 series from first dorsal to lateral line, 

 about 45 vertical series above lateral 

 line between gill opening and base of 

 caudal; lateral line with less than 40 

 pores ; blue streak on suborbital region 

 not permanent ; head 2; depth 2J. D. 

 X, 14; A. Ill, 8; scales 6-44-13. 



APODUS, 1635. 



ff. Scales above Literal line in horizontal series which 

 are throughout more or less distinctly parallel 

 with the lateral line: snout long and pointed, 3 

 in head; pectoral fin long, 1 in head; color 

 brownish-red with faint silvery streaks along 

 rows of scales on sides, a pale-blue streak along 

 suborbital and preorbital ; fins yellow. Head 2g ; 

 depth 2g; D. X, H; A. Ill, 8; scales 5-45-12. 



ARGENTFVENTRIS, 1636. 



cc. Developed gill rakers more numerous, about 10, with several 

 rudiments before them (in N. buccanella; not examined in 

 N. lutjanoideg). 



t. Caudal deeply forked; mouth small, maxillary reaching 

 posterior nostril; preopercle slightly notched, little 

 serrate ; canines strong ; tongue with teeth ; soft dor- 

 sal and anal rounded; pectoral pointed, 4| in total 

 length. Color brownish-green, with 6 brown cross- 

 bands ; a broad greenish stripe from opercle to base of 

 caudal. D. X, 14; A. Ill, 8. (Hybrid, probably of 

 chrysuru* +jocu.) LUTJANOIDES, 1637. 



ti. Caudal moderately forked ; mouth large, maxillary reach- 

 ing anterior edge of eye, 2f in head; preopercle ser- 

 rate, the seme strong on angle; canines medium; 

 vomerine teeth in an anchor -shaped patch; eye 

 large; the base and axil of pectoral with a jet-black 

 blotch ; scales moderate, about 8 oblique series from 

 the lateral line to the first dorsal spine, about 63 ver- 

 tical rows above lateral line; second anal spine long, 

 about 2f in head. Color crimson; caudal peduncle 

 and caudaf fin largely yellow ; iris orange-red; no lat. 

 eral blotch. Head2; depth 2|; D. X, 14; A. Ill, 8; 

 scales 8-63-15. BUCCANELLA, 1638. 



