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exceeding the others, and equalling width of operculum and orbit to pupil. Length 2.5 inches. The color is golden 

 excepting the superior three rows of scales and and posterior half the vertex, which are reddish. Spinous dorsal 

 membrane with bright pigment (? red). Two specimens from St. Croix from Thos. Davidson. 



Myuitiustts jacobus, Cuv. Vol. III., 162. Giinther Catal. I. 19. 



St. Martins, (?) R. E. van Kijgersma, M. D.; St. Croix, Dr. R. E. Griffith. 



IlOLOCENTKUM SICCIFBBUM, Cope, Sp. 110V. 



Depth 2.(i limes in length, exclusive of caudal fin ; length of head (with spines) 2.75 in same ; eye 2.0 times in 

 head and .75 in interorbital width. Radii D. X 1, 13 ; A. IV., i). Scales 3—45—8. Spinous dorsal rather short, elevated ; 

 last spine very short, only oonnected with first soft ray within the groove, Second dorsal not elevated, first rays equal 

 1.25 longest spines. Third anal ray not reaching basis of caudal: scales bordering anal fin, prolonged into grooved blades ; 

 body scales strongly pectinate not grooved. The muzzle is contracted especially laterally, the maxillary reaching 

 the anterior margin of the pupil. Anterior supernumerary maxillary minute. Operculum finely denticulated, 

 opercular spines two, equal, elongate ; a pair of smaller spines at summit of operculum. One spine directed back- 

 wards at front of preorbital hone, all the lateral bones serrate. Interorbital carinas very weak. Ventral tins not 

 reaching vent. Length 2.75 inches. 



Color in spirits silvery. A brown longitudinal band between each two rows of scales, to middle of sides ; below 

 this, brown punctae in the same position. Head brown shaded. Fins white, except first dorsal which is blackish ; the 

 membranes from I. to III. spines black with white or pale spots at base and one at margin. Chin brown. 



New Providence, Bahamas, Dr. II. C. Wood. 



This specios, differs in many points from If. longipinne of the same size, viz : the wider interorbital space, nar- 

 rower muzzle, upper pair of opercular spines, free opercular serration, deeper body, color, etc. It differs in colora- 

 tion from the specios described by Poey, who also does not mention any of the peculiarities of this fish in any of 

 them. 



IIoloobntkum LONMriNNB, Cuv. Val. III., 185. Jf. matejuelo Bloch., Poey, Synopsis, 3GG. 



St. Croix, R. E. Griffith, M. D., Capt. Davidson ; St. Martins, Dr. R. E. Rijgersma ; New Providence, Dr. II. 

 C. Wood. 



Percidn: 



Apoqon stbllatus, Cope. ApogonieMhys stellatus, Cope, Transac. Amor. Philos. Society, 1860, 400. 



New Providence, W. I., Dr. II. C. Wood. 



Bractikyhinus chboms, Cuv. Val. II., 265. Giithr. Catal. B. M., 100. Poey, Synopsis, 363. 



St. Croix, Dr. R. E. Griffith, Capt. Thos. Davidson. 



TEISOTKOPIS undulosvjs, Cuv. Val. II., 143. Gthr. Catal. 143. Perhaps rather the T. cardinalis of Poey. 



St. Martins, Rijgersma. St. Croix, R. E. Griffith. 



EriNBPHBLUS ltjnulatus, Bloch, Steindachner Verhand. Bot. Zool. Ges. Wien, I860, 15 Tab. XIV. f. t. 



St. Martins, Dr. Kijgersma ; St. Kitts, Benj. II. Lightfoot ; New Providence, II. C. Wood, M. D. 



EriKBriiBLUS ciialinius, Cope, sp. nov. 



D. XI. 16. A. III. 10; pectorals attaining vent, caudal regularly rounded. Dorsal spines graduated, not 

 elongate; membrane of both dorsals covered with small scales .66 to .75, its extent. Two opercular spines, the 

 upper quite weak. Preoperculum with straight posterior margin, which is finely and sharply serrate : angle with 

 five larger spines. Eye 4.25 times in head ; head 3.5 in total (with caudal). Chin prominent. Mandible, pre and 

 interorbital region with minute scales ; maxillary bone scalcless ; scales of operculum twice as large as those of 

 cheek. Scales sharply ctenoid, 19 rows above lateral line at fourth dorsal spine. 



Chocolate brown, paler below ; below the lateral lino six irregular undulate longitudinal darker lines, which are 

 interrupted on the belly, and more or loss confluent on the caudal peduncle. Above the lateral lino these marks are 



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