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neither of the two have ever been properly described. All the Asiatic 

 species allied to Harpe seem to have the soft dorsal and anal low, not 

 at all produced in a point, and this character may therefore be regarded 

 as of generic value. The fins in Harpe scrofa seem to agree with those 

 of H. axillaris. The form of the dorsal aud anal in H. tredeeimspinosus 

 is not stated, only that the dorsal and anal do not reach the root of the 

 caudal. It may, however, be a true Harpe. 



ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN SPECIES OF LEPIDAPLOIS. 



a. [Snout pointed, its length 2£ in that of head; preopercle serrate or entire ; color 

 bright red, lower parts and fins yellow; dorsal and aual spotted with brown; 

 caudal plain ; a large black blotch between the five anterior dorsal spiues. D. 

 XII, 10; A. 3,12-14; scales 6-50-19.]... Scrofa, 31. 



31. LEPIDAPLOIS SCROFA. 



Labrus scrofa Cuv. & Val., xiii, 93, 1839 (Cape Verde; Madeira). 



Crenilabrus caninus Lowe, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1839, 84; Lowe, Trans. Zool. Soc, ii, 186, 



and iii, 10 (Madeira). 

 Cossyphus scrofa Giinther, iv, 111, 1862. 



Habitat. — Madeira aud Cape Verde Islands. 



Etymology : Scrofa, an old hog, from the large canines. 



We know this species from description only. Its scales are smaller 

 than iu other species of Lepidaplois, but it probably belongs to that 

 genus. 



Genus X.— DEOODOK 



Decodon Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., iv, 1862, 101 (puellaris) 



Type: Cossyphus puellaris Poey. 



Etymology: Mxa, ten; o^wv, tooth, there being ten canines in the 

 mouth as in most Harpince. 



This genus contains but a single species, a small fish belonging to 

 the West Indian fauna. It is closely related to Trochocopus and Harpe. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES OF DECODON. 



a. Body moderately compressed, oblong; head oblong; cheeks, opercles, and lower 

 limb of preopercle scaly, the posterior limb being naked ; teeth uniserial ; four 

 canines in the front of each jaw ; maxillary reaching a little beyond eye, which is 

 as wide as the interorbital space, shorter than snout; edge of preopercle minutely 

 denticulated; caudal emarginate; ventrals not reaching vent ; color, according 

 to Poey, rose-red with three large red blotches; head with several pearl-colored 

 streaks (yellow in life) ; a transverse one between the nostrils; two oblique ones 

 running from orbit towards subopercle, aud a broad one from angle of mouth to au- 

 gle of preopercle; some yellow spots on sides of head; each scale on sides with a yel- 

 low spot on its edge ; fins mostly red, the soft dorsal and anal with four rounded 

 yellow spots; several spots on spinous dorsal aud caudal. Head 3£ iu length; 

 depth 4; D. XI, 10; A. Ill, 10; scales 2^-30-8 Puellaris, 32. 



