Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 1293 



i. Depth of body about 2f in length ; pectoral fins short, 

 less than f length of head ; scales above lateral line 

 scarcely enlarged. Head 3; depth 2f; scales 6-50- 

 14 ; D. XII, 14 ; A. Ill, 7. PARKA, 1666. 



ii. Depth of body 2J in length ; pectoral fins long, more 

 than | length of head ; scales above lateral line 

 somewhat enlarged (in adult). Head 3 ; depth 2J ; 

 scales 5-49-13; D. XI or XII-16 or 15; A. Ill, 7. 



SCDDDERI, 1667. 



dd. Back and sides with distinct horizontal yellow stripes, fading but 

 not disappearing in spirits ; no black spots anywhere ; vertical fins 

 usually dusky yellow ; scales of sides slightly enlarged ; maxillary 

 2 in head, reaching front of pupil; body not very deep; snout 

 short, not length of head ; second anal spine when depressed 

 reaching tip of last ray, its length about head. 



CARBONARIUM, 1668. 



cc. Maxillary nearly or quite length of head, reaching center of eye in 

 adult ; no black spots or stripes anywhere in the adult (except under 

 angle of preopercle). 



j. Back and sides with rows of round silvery spot? , one on each scale, 

 these forming streaks which follow the direction of the rows of 

 scales; ground color light olive-brown; anal high; a black blotch 

 at base of caudal; fins all yellow; body rather elongate; the 

 snout pointed; maxillary about 2 in head; second anal spine 2 

 in head. Head 3 ; depth 2 ; scales 7-50-14 ; D. XII, 16; A. Ill, 8. 



STEINDACHNERI, 1669. 



jj. Back and sides with continuous yellow stripes, which are horizontal 

 and do not everywhere follow the direction of the rows of scales; 

 ground color bluish-gray; back with a well-defined blackish area 

 from first dorsal spine to base of caudal, this color covering most 

 of soft dorsal and middle of caudal lobes; body rather elongate ; 

 snout moderate; second anal spine 2J in head. Head 3; depth 3; 

 scales 7-56-17; D. XII, 16; A. Ill, 8. MELANURUM, 1670. 



jjj. Back and sides of head and body with continuous blue stripes, hori- 

 zontal, and not everywhere following the rows of scales; ground 

 color bright yellow; fins yellow, the caudal dusky at base; snout 

 moderate; teeth strong, the anterior caninelike; second anal 

 spine 2 in head. Head 2| ; depth 2f ; scales 7-53-14; D. XII, 16; 

 A. Ill, 8. SCIURUS, 1671. 



bb. Scales above lateral line anteriorly much larger than the other scales ; sides of 

 head with bright blue stripes, which extend for a short distance only on 

 body; body without distinct markings; mouth very large, its cleft more 

 than \ head (in adult); premaxillary processes 2J in head; anterior pro- 

 file somewhat concave, the snout sharp, projecting; anal rather high, its 

 second spine 2$ in head. PLUMIERI, 1672. 



aa. Scales below lateral line anteriorly much enlarged; head, back, and sides with con- 

 tinuous bright yellow stripes, those below following the direction of the scales, 

 and therefore extremely undulating for the most part; body with 2 longi- 

 tudinal black lines, the lower running from snout to base of caudal, ending in a 

 black spot, the upper commencing in front of nostrils and separated from pre- 

 ceding by a pale band, extending backward to posterior end of soft dorsal ; 

 region in front of dorsal with black median line ; other short black lines on 

 head ; black spot at angle of preopercle purplish-silvery in spirits ; fins yellow ; 

 posterior teeth caninelike; body rather deep; snout short; mouth not large, 

 the maxillary 2J in head ; anal high, its second spine 2 in head. 



FLAVOLINEATUM, 1673. 



