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171. "ACHIRUS LINEATUS." 947 2697 



Sole, American. "West Indies, Brazil, Florida Keys." "Speci- 

 mens received from Key West." 



172. "ACHIRUS INSCRIPTUS." 2696 



Sole, American. " Head 3 ^C in bod y > de P th l2 A- D. 53 to 57 ; 



A. 40 ; scales 75 to 80 ; interorbital width less 

 than eye ; upper eye in advance of lower. Pectoral fin present on 

 each side, that of the left side rudimentary, of a single ray ; that 

 of the eyed side with about 3 ; left ventral with 1 or 2 small rays, in 

 some specimens entirely absent ; right ventral joined to anal. Scales 

 smaller and less rough than usual in this genus, those of nape scarcely 

 enlarged on eyed side, those of blind side much fringed ; scales of 

 colored side with scattered hair-like appendages, some black, others 

 pale. Color, olivaceous ; head, body, dorsal, and anal fins covered 

 with a network of dark lines; traces of about 8 dark cross streaks 

 sometimes present ; caudal fin yellowish, nearly plain, or with a few 

 dark dots or reticulations, its base dusky. Vertebrae 8 20 = 28." 

 " Specimens taken at Key West by Dr. Jordan." 



