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Genus XII.— GRAUS. 

 Graus Philippi, Sobre los Tiburones y alguuos Otro8 Peces de Chile, 1887, 41 (nigra). 



Type : Graus nigra Philippi. 



Etymology: 7>aoc, an old woman; the word corresponding to the Span- 

 ish vieja. 



This genus is based on a single species, found on the coast of Ghili. 

 It is evidently very close to Trochocopus. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES OF GRAUS. 



a. [Body moderately elongate ; anterior profile regularly curved ; bead compressed, 

 formed as in Trochocopus maculaius; preopercle entire; soft dorsal and anal sim- 

 ilar, the soft rays just twice tbe beigbt of the longest spines, 21 in head; scales 

 moderate, smaller than iu Trochocopus maculaius; forehead scaly (?) ; opercles 

 with small scales ; no scales on sheath at base of dorsal; canines large, £ on each 

 side; no posterior canine ; a second row of small teeth behind the main row in 

 each jaw ; (gills 4) ; pectorals rounded ; ventrals pointed, inserted behind pecto- 

 rals ; color dusky, each scale with a black spot at its base so that the fish appears 

 reticulate; D. XIII; length m. .58; depth m. .12; head m. .135.] (Philippi.) 



Nigra, 36. 



36. GRAUS NIGRA. 



(VlEJA NEGRA.) 



Graus nigra Philippi, Sobre los Tiburones, etc., 1887, 40 (Navidad, Chili). 



Habitat. — Coast of Chili. 

 Etymology : Latin niger, black. 



This species is known only from the scanty description of Dr. Phi- 

 lippi, condensed above. 



Genus XIII.— CLEPTICUS. 



Clepticus Cuv. & Val., Regue Auimal, Ed. ii, 1829,201 (genizara). 



Type : Clepticus genizara Cuvier. 



Etymology : KXenrtxoq, one inclined to steal ; a name given to recall 

 the affinity of the genus to JEpibulus, from emfiouXoq, insidious, its Dutch 

 name in Molucca being de Bedriger. 



This genus contains a single species, a singular-looking Labroid fish, 

 inhabiting the West Indian waters. It is remarkable for the close squam- 

 ation of its head and fins, as well as for the feebleness of its dentition. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES OP CLEPTICUS. 



a. Body robust, considerably compressed, depth 2| in length, head 3£ ; four rows of 

 scales on cheek ; pectorals falcate, slightly longer than head; dorsal and anal 

 completely enveloped in a scaly sheath ; produced soft rays of both fins naked 

 except at base; produced ray of dorsal nearly as long as head ; color in spirits 

 reddish-brown anteriorly as far back as an irregular line connecting ventrals and 

 last ray of dorsal fin, becoming coppery below, posteriorly insensibly shading into 

 greenish marbled with verdigris green ; D. XII, 90; A. Ill, 12 ; scales 5-35-9. 



Genizara, 37. 



