306 Storer on the 
^. species before me. Nostrils of moderate size, situ- 
; 3 ated half of an inch back of the extremity of the 
a snout ; sides of snout deeply serrated. Jaws armed 
. . with numerous teeth—upper jaw, the longer. 
The first Dorsal one third longer than high— 
situated in a conspicuous groove: the rays are spi- 
nous; the whole anterior of the first three, serrated, 
and the upper portion of the fourth. The connecting 
membrane is transparent, slightly dusky, marked 
by oblique white lines, and has a large dark brown 
spot between the fourth and fi fth. rays. 
The second Dorsal is as. long again as the first. 
'The Pectorals are large, broad, rounded—reddish 
brown above—slate-colored beneath, with the excep- 
tion of the posterior two rays, which are white. 
These fins are more than one third the length of the 
body. Just in front of, and beneath the pectorals, are 
three yellow fleshy appendages, widened at their 
extremities—the longest of which, is one inch in 
length ; the shortest, half of an inch long. 
The Ventrals are reddish white. 
: ‘The Anal commences upon a line opposite to, and 
terminates upon the same plane as the second dorsal. 
The Caudal fin is but slightly arcuated. 
_ The fin rays are as follows: D. 9-13; P. 14; V. 
6; A. 12; C. 14. 
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Both these species are called “ grunter,” from the . 
peculiar noise made by them. 
