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ing ; maxillary scaly, about 2 in head, extending beyond eye ; pre- 

 opercle rounded, without salient angle, the young with enlarged teeth 

 at the angle. Gill rakers short and thick, X -f 12 to 14, the longest not 

 twice as long as broad. Dorsal fin notched ; second dorsal spine long- 

 est, its length 2 to 3 times in head, and half longer than third spine ; 

 caudal fin rounded ; second anal spine shorter than third, 6 in head. 

 Scales ciliated, those of lateral line of the ordinary type. Color, plain 

 chocolate brown, varying to blackish gray, without markings, or with 

 faint pale blotches, the lower parts scarcely paler, the distal part of 

 the vertical fins darker; a dark streak along edge of maxillary." 



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Illustration. Page. 



487 

 75. "PROMICROPS GUTTATUS." 487a 1162 



487b 



Jewfish ; ' ' Head 2f to 3 ; depth 3^ ; eye very small, 



Guasa; 7 in head (in young), about 12 in adult. D. XI, 



Spotted Jewfish ; 1 6 . A ni> g . scales 16 _ 95 to 135.40 ; pores 60 



to 70. Body more robust than in any species of 

 Epinephelus, its greatest breadth \-/z in the depth. Head very large, 

 unusually broad, anteriorly obtuse, its profile depressed or slightly 

 concave above the eye, convex at the nape. Snout very short, 4^ in 

 head ; lower jaw projecting. Maxillary scaly. Mouth large, the max- 

 illary, even in the young, reaching much beyond the eye, 2 in head, 

 its tip in the adult as wide as eye. Teeth in broad bands, those of the 

 outer series somewhat enlarged, the canines very small, scarcely dif- 

 ferentiated, but present. Interorbital area flattish, very broad, its 

 width 5 in head. Nostrils subequal, roundish, close to the eye. Pre- 

 opercle convex, with a slight emargination, the angle a little promi- 



