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CONTRIBUTION TO THE 



spines; opercular and cheek scales equal. Preoperculum strongly serrate behind and half way below, with open 

 marsfination posteriorly. Occipital crest very high, continued with supraorbital orests to front line of orbits. Pre- 

 maxillary bone with three canines and a row of large teeth externally on each side ; denting with several equal largo 

 t, ietb, anteriorly and medially. End of maxillary marking anterior third of orbit, not scaled. Total length, fourteen 

 inches. 



Color, a uniform bright crimson, a, narrow sionna brown margin to the caudal I'm, and line of similar color along 

 the base of the dorsal on the second row of scales. The first is blackish in alcohol, the, second much faded. 



This very handsome speoies is like the Anthiat rnaerophthalmus in external appearance, but may be soon dis- 

 tinguished. It attains some size. 



From St. Kills, C. II. Lightfoot. 



Ltjtjanus n.NixoTATUS, Cuv. Val. II., 471) ; Gttnther I, 202 ; I'oey, Synopsis, 305. 



St. Martins, Dr. It. E. van Rijgersma. 



Lutianuh vivasiir, Civ. Val. ; (llbr. [,208. 



New Providence, Bahama Is., II. C. Wood, M. I).; St. Croix, Dr. R. E. Griffith. 



Lur.iANUS AUNir.T.Ps, I'oey, Momor'.as II., 154 ; Aptihu detitatus, Guichenot, in I)e la Sagras Cuba 160, Tab 

 I, f. I. 



St. Croix, Dr. R. E. Griffith. 



Lutjancs griseus, Cuv. Val. ; Poey ; Gthr, I., 194. 



St. Kitts, B. II. Lightfoot; St. Croix, Dr. R. E. Griffith. 



LuTJAKtTS BRACHYPTERCS, Cope sp. nov. 



Scales smaller, 8— 57— 10. Radial formula I) X. 12 ; A, III, 8 ; muzzle intermediate in relative length ; Hie pro- 

 orbital bone wide. One only moderately strong canine tooth on each side. Eye four times in length of bead, equal inter- 

 orbital width. Extremity of maxillary reaching beyond lino of anterior margin of pupil. Profile straight not con- 

 cave. Preoperculum with a wide open omargination, above which it is minutely below, coarsely serrate ■ inter- 

 opercular, knob distinct. Cheek with the posterior—inferior half scaled ; maxillary smooth. Third and fourth dor- 

 sal spines longest ; equal muzzle to Orbit. Pectorals reaching little beyond vent ; ventrals not reaching vent ■ I), 3 

 and A not reaching base of caudal. Caudal openly eniaa-ginate ; basal half scaly. Suprascapula only serrated. 



Length, twelve inches. Depth, 8.6 times in length (with caudal). Length of head about the same. General 

 color, yellow olivaceous, each scale with a dark spot at the base. Head sides, golden ; top, gray. 



This species differs from all those represented by L. griseus, in its shorter, D. 2, having 12 instead of 14 rays. In 

 its medium number of scales and shorter muzzle it is nearest L. bucccmella ; but besides the difference in D. 2, the 



form is more elongate, and there is no black spot at the base of the pectoral (in. 



New Providence, Bahama Is., Dr. IT. C. Wood. 



Rhomboplites auroritbens, Cuv. Val. (Centropristis) III., 45; Mesoprfon, Gth. I., 207 ; BhombopUtea, Gill. 

 Proc. A. N. Sol., Phil., 1962, 237. 







St. Martins, Dr. Rijgersma. 



Chrtsophrts calamus, Cuv. Val. VI., 20(5; Gttnther I., 487. 



St. Croix, Thos. Davidson. 



Priatipomatidce. 

 Anisotrkmus viiuiimcds, Linn . Prislipoma, Cuv. Val.; Gttnther I„ 288; P. rodo, C, V. ; Anisotremm, 

 Gill.; Pr. A. N. Sci., Phil., 1801, 100. 



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



Conodon plumieri, Bloch. Giinther I, 304; . O. antillanus C. V. 



St. Kitts, Benj. II. Lightfoot. 



Haemclum FORMOSUM, Linn, Cuv. Val. V., 230. 



St. Croix, R. E. Griffith ; Now Providence, IT. C. Wood, M. D. 



