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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 

 MeasuremeJits in Hujidredths of Length ivithout Caudal. 



Total length in mm 



Head 



Snout 



Maxillary 



Eye 



Interorbital width (bony) 



Depth 



Depth of caudal peduncle 



Distance from snout to dorsal 



Distance from first dorsal spine to first ray 



Base of second dorsal 



Snout to anal 



Base of anal 



Highest dorsal spine 



Length of caudal 



Length of pectorals 



Length of ventrals 



Transverse rows of scales 



Dorsal spines 



Dorsal rays 



Anal rays 



87 

 232 

 6i 

 10 



5 



2i 

 19 



9 

 31 

 19 

 39 

 55 

 37 

 24 

 34 



21 

 65 



VI 



14+1 



14+1 



313. Garmannia paradoxa {Gilnther). 



Plate XXVIII, Fig. 52. 



Abundant in tide-pools on the Panama reef, where numerous specimens were 

 obtained. 



Females are light olivaceous in color, with nine or ten dark cross-bars, two of 

 which are on head, one opposite base of pectorals, two under spinous dorsal, three 

 under soft dorsal, one on caudal peduncle and sometimes a fainter one at the base 

 of the tail. The bars are usually wider than the intersjJaces, and each contains a 

 number of small spots of the light ground color, arranged in one or more vertical 

 series. A narrow horizontal black line traverses each bar at middle of sides. The 

 dorsals are coarsely speckled, the caudal finely barred. The anal is blackish, the 

 pectorals and ventrals faintly dusky; a small blackish blotch is sometimes present at 



