July, 1906. Catalogue of Bermuda Fishes — Bean. 43 



Figure 2. Holocentrus meeki Bean. 



the length of the head. Preopercle with a strong spine at the angle. 

 not reaching to the edge of the subopercle. Opercle with two very 

 small flat spines, not Y^ as long as the eye. Preorbital, preopercle, 

 interopercle, subopercle, and opercle denticulated. Scales of the body 

 minutely denticulated, having about 14 spines on the jx)sterior margin. 



Depth of body Y^ of total length to base of middle caudal rays. 

 Caudal peduncle very slender, its least depth only Y\ length of head. 

 The pectoral is about *5 as long as the head and extends to the i6th 

 series of scales. The ventral is Yi as long as the head, and ends far 

 from the vent. The anal base is % as long as the head. The longest 

 dorsal spine is Y^ as long as the head ; the longest soft ray is equal to 

 the longest spine, and when laid back does not extend to the end of 

 the last ray. The longest anal ray is scarcely equal to the longest 

 of the dorsal rays. The first anal spine is minute, the second spine 

 is about Yi as long as the eye, the third and longest is little more than 

 Yi as long as the head, the fourth is slenderer and shorter than the 

 third. 



Color in spirits: body above lateral line pale brown, below lateral 

 line shining silveiy; all but top of head silvery; caudal peduncle 

 tinged with purplish; membrane of spinous dorsal blackish; other 

 fins all pale, except caudal, which shows traces of dusky on the lobes; 

 iris pale. 



Length of the two individuals described, three inches and two 

 and three-fourths inches respectively to base of middle caudal rays. 



75. Holocentrus siccifer Cope. 



--H. piDicticiiIatus Barbour; H. iortuga Jordan & Thompson. 

 5496 No. 497. Nonsuch Id. Eel-pot. 3 young. Sept. 18. 

 D. XI, 13; A. IV, 9; scales 4-43-8. 



