Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America . 3177 
Page 1612. Before Xyrida, Jordau, insert: 
20-22 (a.) DORATONOTUS DEfORIS, Evermann & Marsh. 
Head 2.6; depth 3.4; eye 4; snout 3.5; maxillary 4; iuterorbital 4.6; 
D. IX, 10; A. Ill, 9; pectoral 1.6; ventral 2.2; caudal 1.6; scales 1-26-6. 
Body moderately elongate, compressed throughout; the back a little 
elevated, the caudal peduncle deep and rather long; dorsal and ventral 
outlines nearly alike, the dorsal somewhat more strongly arched; anterior 
profile not trenchant, almost straight from snout to front of doi'sal, very 
slightly convex in front of dorsal and very slightly concave between eye 
and tip of snout; head pointed, iuterorbital sp.ace broad and flat; eye 
large, high in position, middle of pupil nearer tip of snout than end of 
opercle; snout long, somewhat longer than diameter of eye, moderately 
produced, the lips broad in front, characteristically labroid; mouth not 
large, the maxillary not reaching front of orbit, the jaws equal, armed 
with strong, shai’i> teetb, about 4 canines in front of uiiper jaw, 2 in front 
of lower; teeth on sides of jaws also canine-like, smaller than those in 
front, but not distinctly different from them; a few smaller teeth behind 
the main row of large ones; Aomer and palatines toothless; soft dorsal 
and anal each with a basal sheath of about two rows of large scales, that 
of dorsal extending oA'er half the flu or more, that of anal lower, the fins 
otherwise naked; dorsal fin continuous, with a shallow notch, the sjiiues 
slender and iningeut, the second longer than the first, the following ones 
graduated to the fifth, which is shortest, thence increasing in length to 
the ninth, which is longest, 2.3 in head ; soft dorsal with its middle rays 
highest, 2.2 in head; anal Avith three slender, sharp, graduated spines, the 
third longest, 2.2 in head; the soft part similar to soft dorsal, longest rays 
2.3 in head; pectoral large, symmetrical, of 11 rays, the middle ones 
longest, reaching past tip of A'entral nearly to A-eut; Amutral moderate, 
pointed, reaching half-way to vent; caudal rounded; scales large, cycloid 
the lateral line on second row below the dorsal interrupted near the end 
of dorsal and beginning again on the row below, on caudal peduncle. 
Color in life: Body chiefly green, darker green on back, lighter below; 
lower parts of head and breast light yelloAv; a broad Avhite bar from eye 
obliquely across cheek and opercle, bordered above by an undulating 
maroon line and below by a similar but fainter line; a brown l»ar from 
eye to snout; 4 dusky spots near base of dorsal extending as fainter 
shades downward and slightly forward to or beyond lateral line, 1 from in 
front of dorsal, 2 under spinous dorsal, and 1 under soft rays; short pale- 
blue bars or spots on breast and about pectoral; iris blue, a pinkish border 
surrounding pupil; dorsal greenish, the soft i>art Avith yellow shade, a 
pale-blue edging to the Avhole fin, a maroon border to the green color jios- 
teriorly just inside the i>ale-blue edge, a small dark si)Ot on membrane 
between seA-enth and eighth rays and a blue si»ot on membrane of first 
spine; anal colored like soft dorsal, the maroon border extending from 
first spine to last ray inside the ])ale edging, the dark spot between sixth 
and seAmnth rays; A-entral green near base, ]»ale blue outwardly, the green 
color bordered by maroon spots; i)Octoral plain, pale green; caudal very 
pale transparent blue, a wedge-shaj>ed maroon spot on the 2 up 2 )er rays 
