Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America. 3187 
part of middle dorsal fin (or for 12 scales) where there is a break, the line 
dropping down 3 scales, then continuing with one or two interruptions to 
base of caudal; belly and breast scaled; dorsals 3, the first of 3 short, 
flexible spines, close to the second, which has 12 longer, rather stitfer, 
spines, separated from the third by a space one-third diameter of eye; 
anal long and low, the membranes deeply notched between the raj^s; 
pectoral of 15 rays, broad and short, reaching posterior end of second 
dorsal ; ventral 2, slender. 
Color in alcohol: Brown, body crossed by 4 broad blackish bars, one at 
the origin of second dorsal, one under last spines of same fin, the third 
between second and third dorsals, and the fourth under third dorsal; an 
inky-black bar across caudal peduncle at base of caudal fin ; head and 
under parts rusty; fins all barred with light and dark; caudal with a 
narrow light bar at base, then a black one, then a broader white one, 
followed by a much broader dark bar containing some white areas, the 
fin finally tipped with white. Puerto Rico. Two specimens of this well- 
marked and interesting species were obtained by the U. S. Fish Commission 
expedition to Puerto Rico, the type 1.5 inches long (No. 49368, U.S.N.M.), 
taken on the Cardona Light-House Reef, at Ponce, February 1, 1899, and 
another specimen of about the same size taken at the same place the 
preceding day. 
(Named for Dr. David Starr Jordan.) 
Gillias jordani, Evekmann & Marsh, Kept. IT. S. Fish Com. 1899 (Dec. 19, 1899), 357, 
Cordona Light-House Reef, Ponce, P. R. (coll. Evermann & Marsh.) 
Page 2357 . After Malacoctenus htgubris (Poey), insert: 
2696 (a). IWALACOt'TEXUS CULEB11.E, Evermann & Marsh. 
Head 3.35; depth 5; eye 4.2; snout 4.5; maxillary 2.2; mandible 1.8; 
interorbital 6.5; scales 2-35-11; D. xxi, 8; A. ii, 18; pectoral 1.3; ventral 
1.3; caudal 1.4. 
Body slender, compressed; head rather long, pointed, upper profile con- 
vex; mouth large, the maxillary nearlj^ reaching posterior border of orbit; 
lips thick, jaws equal; teeth very small, conical, a single row in each 
jaw; a single nasal, ocular, and nuchal filament; dorsal fin moderately 
high, originating above the origin of lateral line, a shallow notch in 
front of last two dorsal spines, the membrane free from caudal; anal 
origin under about tenth dorsal spine; caudal somewhat pointed; pec- 
toral large, reaching anal; ventrals moderate, not reaching anus, of two 
rays, no spine evident ; lateral line distinct throughout, running high 
anteriorly, where it is slightly curved, turning abruptly downward over 
the origin of anal, thence median to base of caudal. 
Color in spirits: Body everywhere mottled with dark brown, in some- 
what regularly arranged blotches, a series of about nine of these at the 
base of dorsal, barely extending upon tbe fin; a similar series of nmch 
smaller ones at base of anal, not evident on all specimens; below the 
series at base of dor.sal are two other series of the same blotches less dee}i 
in color and not so well defined, extending the length of bodj-^ and some- 
times forming, with tlie upper series, more or less broken vertical l)ars; 
