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white spots. Throat ferruginous. Pupils black; : irides 
golden. Lower margin of upper jaw white. Dorsals trans- 
parent, with oblique, dark brown bands. Pectorals yellow- 
ish, their upper two thirds banded with brown. Rays of 
ventrals and anal, cinnamon yellow ; their. membrane, trans- 
parent. Caudal rays, a light green. This specimen was 
taken in Great Mecatina Island Harbor. In another and 
larger specimen, taken at Red Bay, the head and upper part 
of body were of a dark brown throughout. Lower part of 
sides very sparsely marked with white. Abdomen. white; 
lower portion of. posterior part of body a dull flesh color. 
Lower portion only of orbit of eye variegated. Lower jaw 
marked with light brown blotches beneath. "Throat tinged 
with yellowish. ; 
Description. Head much flattened above. Spines thereof 
but slightly projecting outwards. Nasal spines but slightly 
recurved ; post-orbitar two, the anterior much the larger ; 
occipital well marked; four spines upon preoperculum, the 
posterior and superior much the larger, and with two, in one 
instance three, branches upon its inner portion ; of the other 
three spines, which are comparatively quite small and blunt, 
the posterior is directed obliquely downwards and backwards, 
whilst the anterior points downwards and forwards. Spine 
‘upon operculum concealed by its marginal fleshy membrane so 
as at first to be scarcely perceptible; posterior-superior por- 
tion of operculum deeply emarginated. Humeral nm 
sharp and prominent.  lIrregularly scattered, sturgeon-like 
plates noticed on head of one specimen. 
The lateral line commences just above and before the base 
of pectorals, and pursues a straight course to just above the 
termination of anal, where it curves slightly downwards and 
thence goes straight to the tail. A deep furrow, which 
greatly expands posteriorly, between eyes. Eyes large; 
nostrils tubular. Jaws armed with several rows of numerous 
small, sharp teeth; upper jaw the longer. Gape moderate. 
~ Length of head not quite one third entire length. Great- 
