494. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
69. POMADASIS RAMOSUS. 
Pristipoma ramosum Poey, Memorias, 11, 1860, 186 (Havana). 
Pristipoma boucardi Steindachner, Ich. Notizen, rx, 1, 1869 (Gulf of Mexico). 
Habitat: West Indies, south to Brazil. 
Etymology: Ramosus, branched, the soft rays of the ventrals being 
much branched. 
Of this species we have examined a specimen 6 inches long (418, M. 
C. Z.) from Hayti. A number of specimens in the Museum of Com- 
parative Zoédlogy agree with this one, except that the anal spine is 
shorter, 2 in head; these bear an unpublished Mss. name given by 
Dr. Steindachner, but we are not prepared to separate them from 
P. boucardi; they are 10615, M. C. Z., Sao Matheus, the largest a foot 
in length, collected by Hartt & Copeland, and 2421, M. C. Z., from Rio 
Una, collected by Antonio de Lacerda. Pristipoma boucardi Stein- 
dachner seems to us identical with the specimen from Hayti. It is 
probable that this is the same as P. ramosus Poey, but the description 
of Poey is not very full. 
70. POMADASIS PANAMENSIS. 
Pristipoma panamensis Steindachner, Ich. Beitriige, 11, 8, 1875 (Panama). 
Habitat: Pacific coast of tropical America. 
Etymology: From Panama. 
This well-marked species is generally common on the Pacific coast of 
tropical America. Those examined by us are from Panama and 
Mazatlan. 
71. POMADASIS AXILLARIS. 
Pristipoma axillare Steindachner, Ich. Notizen, v1, 7, 1869 (Mazatlan). 
Pomadasis axillaris, Evermann & Jenkins, Proc. U.S. N. M. 1891, 151 (Guaymas). 
Habitat: Pacific coast of Mexico. 
Etymology: Avillaris, from the black axillary spot. 
This species is known only from about Mazatlan, where it was found 
to be rather common by Dr. Gilbert, and from Guaymas, where it was 
obtained by Evermann & Jenkins. One of the specimens of Pristipoma 
‘‘leuciscus” obtained in Lower California by Dr. Streets belongs to this 
species, the other to P. nitidus. 
72. POMADASIS NITIDUS. 
Pristipoma nitidum Steindachner, Ich. Notizen, vir, 5, 1869 (Mazatlan). 
Habitat: Pacific coast of tropical America. 
Etymology: Nitidus, shining. 
This small species has been taken at Mazatlan, Panama, and in the 
Gulf of California, 
