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Some individiuals are diirlcer on the internarial region and on the crown, and 

 have a faintly defined band of brownish along each side of the back. 



station. Latituje. Longitude. Di'pth. Temperature. Bottom. 



3397 7" 33' N. 78° 34' 20" W. 85 fathoms 57.3° F. Stf. gu. in. brk. 



Serranus BiiUeri. 



Serranus BuUcri BmiL, 1893, Cat., I., 288, Plato 10. 



B. G ; D. X, 12 ; A. Ill, 7 ; V. 6 ; p. 18 ; LI. 49-54 ; Ltr. 5 + 13 ; Gill 

 rakers 7 + 16. 



Pronotogrammus eos Oilb., 1890, Pr. U. S. Mus., XIII., 62. 

 Anthias eos Boul., 1895, Cat., I., 324. 



B. 7 ; D. X, 15 ; A. Ill, 8 ; V. 6 ; P. 17 ; LI. scales 44-46, pores 40 ; Ltr. 

 3 + 14 ; Vert. 26. Crown and ma.xillary scaleless ; tongue toothless. 



Anthias multifasciatus. 



Pronotogrammus midtifasciatus Gill, 18(53, Pr. Phil. Ac, 81. 

 Anthias multifasciatus Boul., 1895, Cat., I., 323. 



B. 7 ; D. X, 15 ; A. Ill, 7 ; V. 6 ; P. 19-20 ; LI. scales 55, pores 50 ; Ltr. 

 4 + 18 ; Vert. 26. Entire head, including toj) and maxillary, covered by 

 scales; tongue with a group of teeth. 



station. Latitude. Longitude. 



3378 3° 58' 20" N. 81° 36' W. 

 3397 7° 33' N. 78° 34' 20" W. 

 3368 5° 32' 45" N. 86° 54' 30" W. 



Centeisthmus gen. n. 



General appearance like that of species of Anthias. Body strongly com- 

 pressed, acute anteriorly ; tail deeply forked. Mouth large, anterior, pro- 

 tractile ; lower jaws longer ; maxillaries exposed. Jaws with villiform and 

 an outer series of larger teeth intermixed with canines ; vomerine and pala- 



