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Specimen 3 inches long: Sooty brown above, lighter below, where lines arc visible also on caudal 

 peduncle; caudal yellow brown; posterior part of soft dorsal and anal a lighter brow n than rest of fin; 

 ventral spines dusky, nearly yellow brown; dorsal spot barely visible as a black blotch; peduncle spot 

 plain, a trifle wider than pupil; axillary spot black, extending on base of tin as sooty. 



All these specimens taken with dynamite at the same explosion, among coral brads at depth of 

 ti feet. 



Specimen 2.45 inches long: < rrange huff, same shade over almost entire body; vertical lines plain, 

 of dusky brown; dorsal spot black blown; peduncle spot black; pectoral rays black; axillary spot 

 black on top of axil, dusky slightly over the base of fin. Tip of dorsal and anal orange; caudal anil 

 ventral deep orange. 



131. Pomacentrus analis Poey. 



An example 4 inches long was sooty black, paler on abdomen; scales of head, cheek, and upper 

 half of body with a round Marker spot, this surrounded by a paler zone; scale- of abdomen with pah- 

 central spots; tip of caudal peduncle a trifle pale; d< irsal w ith submarginal pale zone, interspinous web 

 with dusky spot. ( 'audal upper rays and tip pale and yellow ; spot on anal tin grayish blue, faint. 



Life color of an example 4.37 inches long: Caudal peduncle scarcely, if any, lighter than body; 

 caudal anterior two-thirds quite yellowish; posterior third duskier, margin somewhat black; anal spot 

 gray blue; upper lobe of caudal three-sixteenths inch longer than lower. 



Life colors of an example 3.87 inches long: Pinkish white from above sharp line over and posterior 

 to eye and a little he fore end of dorsal; dorsal tin to about last five soft spines same color; this on body 

 shades gradually to gray brown. 



In another color condition the same fish was very light gray brown: center of each scale fawn 

 colored with dark spot on posterior border; caudal, anal, and soft dorsal margins dusky. Again, 

 entirely pinkish white; body dusky; axillary spot dark. I T. ) 



132. Pomacentrus leucostictus Midler A- Henle. 



An example 3.93 inches long has the caudal with a fine black rim- to top and bottom of outer rays; 

 anal with a fine black rim; peduncle spot conspicuous as is also the axillary. 



Another specimen, 3.63 inches long, very yellow below; anal broadly margined, below sooty; 

 dorsal spot visible; none on peduncle; spots on back and head very blue. (T. ) 



133. Pomacentrus planifrons Cuvier A Valenciennes. 



Nine examples, agreeing perfectly with the account given by Dr. Giinther, were secured. New to 

 the United States. 



134. Abudefduf marginatus (Bloch). 

 Very common. (T. ) 



135. Abudefduf taurus Midler & Troscbel. 



One specimen L' inches long. Dorsal spines 13; scales 25; propercle very slightly uneven on the 

 edge, suggesting serrature. 



Dusky bands fainter than in Abudefduf marginatus, twice as broad as the interspaces anil growing 

 fainter below; a faint band on caudal peduncle, making G dark bands in all; fins all dusky. This 

 species is distinguished from .1. marginatut by the larger scales, the much broader and fainter cross. 

 bands, of which 6 rather than 5 are distinct, and by the rather broader preorbital. It was hitherto 

 known from two examples only, the type from the Barbados, and the type of Glyphisodon rudis from 

 Cuba. Abudefduf declivifrons of the Panama fauna is very close to this species. 



Life color: Body bands brown, blacker at back; interspaces grayish yellow. This fish is readily 

 distinguished from A. marginatus, being very much darker. 



One other specimen, 3 inches long, was observed at the Tortugas, at the smith jetty, in water 6 

 feet deep, in company with three specimens of A. marginatus; it seems to swim in schools. This indi- 

 vidual was watched for nearly an hour. 



Locality: Loggerhead Key, low -tide puddles west of light-house. Several seen November 1 1. (T.) 



Another specimen had the bead 3* in length; depth If; D. xni-12; A. n r 12; eye 3 in head, 

 snout 4 in head; scales 4-25. 19 pores. 



