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origiu below anterior ^ of dorsal. Pectoral | length of head ; 

 pelvics not or barely reaching vent. Least depth of caudal 

 peduncle | or | length of head. Body with 7 to 9 blackish 

 vertical bars ; a dark spot near base of posterior part of dorsal. 



(S . Depth 2| to 2| in the length. Dorsal origin equidistant 

 from eye or prseoperculum and base of caudal ; longest rays 

 ■| length of head, or in adult nearly as long as head. 



Miragoane, Haiti. 



Two females, 43 mm. in total length, an immature male of 

 41 mm., and an adult male of 48 mm., presented by Messrs. J. 

 Paul Arnold and A. Rachow. 



4. LiMIA ARNOLDI, sp. n, (PI. CI. fig. 5.) 



$ . Depth of body 3 to 3| in the length, length of head 

 3 to 3^. Diameter of eye 3 to 3| in the length of head, inter- 

 orbital width 2. 26 or 27 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal 

 10-11 ; origin equidistant from postorbital part of head and base 

 of caudal ; fin rounded, the longest rays | length of head. Anal 

 9-10, rounded or obtusely pointed ; origin below anterior part of 

 dorsal. Pectoral | length of head ; pelvics extending to vent. 

 Least depth of caudal peduncle ^ to -g length of head. Body with 

 8 to 12 narrow dark vertical bars; dorsal sometimes spotted, 

 often with a small dark spot posteriorly near its base. 



c? . Depth of body 3 in the length. Dorsal oi'igin equidistant 

 from eye and base of caudal; longest rays 4 length of head. 

 Intromittent organ ^ length of fish (to base of caudal) ; second 

 pelvic ray stout, a little pi-oduced beyond thii-d and fourth, which 

 are truncated distally. Least depth of caudal peduncle | length 

 of head. No dark vertical bars, but sevei'al series of vertically 

 expanded spots. 



Miragoane, Haiti. 



Ten females, 26 to 42 mm. in total length, and three males of 

 28 to 38 mm., presented by Herr J. Paul Arnold. 



5. LiMTA ORNATA, Sp. n. (PI. CI. fig. 7.) 



Depth of body 3| to 4 in the length, length of head 3 to 3|. 

 Diameter of eye 3^ to 4 in length of head, interorbital width 

 21 to 2^. 28 scales in a longitudinal series. Dorsal 8-10; 

 origin equidistant from some part of operculum and base of 

 caudal ; tin rounded, the longest rays | length of head. Anal 10 ; 

 origin below that of dorsal. Pectoral f or | length of head ; 

 pelvics reaching vent or origin of anal. Least depth of caudal 

 peduncle -| the length of head. Head, body, and usually vertical 

 tins with blackish spots more or less developed ; body also with a 

 series of dark bars or large vertically expanded spots. 



Haiti. 



Five females, 31 to 55 mm. in total length, presented by Herr 

 J. Paul Arnold. 



