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yy. [Scales of the lateral line, those on the nape of the neck, 

 and a few on the opercles, black shining violet; dor- 

 sal spines stout, the anterior not much longer than the 

 orbit. General color, olive (in spirits); outer parts of 

 the vertical tins, violet ; posterior part of the axil, 



blackish violet. ] ( Giinther. ) Strigatum, 85. 



66. Caudal lunate, or truncate with sharp angles (rounded in the very young), 

 c. Caudal tin distinctly barred with irregular brown spots and markings. 



d. Body without distinct pale longitudinal streaks above ; caudal not evidently 



pale-edged ; spot on base of pectoral blackish and dis- 

 tinct; no evident pale or dark blotches on back of 

 tail ; caudal lunateor (var. truncatus) truncate in adult, 

 rounded in young. General color olivaceous or reddish 

 brown, clouded, and washed with cherry-red ; lower 

 fins mostly red ; pectorals light orange ; chin pale, 

 with a whitish cross-band Flavescens, 86. 



dd. Body with three or four pale longitudinal streaks, the upper running to a 



faint pale blotch on back of tail between two dark 

 brown blotches; caudal distinctly pale-edged behind 

 and more distinctly barred than in S. flavescens ; spot 

 at base of pectoral brownish and very faint; about 

 four small dusky blotches along base of dorsal, the last 

 one most distinct at base of last ray ; caudal with many 

 cross-bars and blotches ; snout dusky; chin with one 

 or two whitish cross-bars ; caudal concave, with sharp 

 angles ; dorsal and anal mottled with brown ; pecto- 

 rals and ventrals plain ; young with dark opercular 

 blotch and dark points about eye .. .Frondosum, 87. 

 cc. Caudal fin not cross-barred. 



d. Axillary spot black, very distinct ; outer rays of caudal considerably pro- 

 duced, the length of exserted part one-third to one-half 

 that of head. 

 e. Caudal red, its outer rays green ; axillary spot very distinct; body oliva- 

 ceous, nearly plain, reddish below ; some greenish blue 

 on head ; a faint greenish streak running backward 



from the angle of the mouth Brachiale, 88. 



ee. [Caudal violaceous ; outer rays of caudal produced to about one-half the 

 length of the head ; a dark spot at base of pectoral. 

 Genef al color dusky red ; fins yellowish red ; scales of 

 the back and sides with many red spots.] (Bleeker.) 



Maschalespilos, 89. 



dd. Axillary spot faint or wanting; coloration uniform dark purplish- violet; 



three large scales on cheek ; dorsal spines rather slender 

 but pungent ; caudal emarginate ; tubes of each scale 

 of lateral line much ramified and extending over the 

 whole scale ; teeth of moderate size, very distinct on 



the edges of the jaws. ] ( Giinther.) Aracanga, 90. 



aa. Upper jaw with one or more canines above its cutting edge (these occasionally 



obsolete on one or both sides). 

 g. Caudal fin in adult deeply forked, the upper lobe about as long as the 

 head, and twice or more the length of the inner rays ; 

 caudal fin variegated. 

 h. Canines 3 or 4 on each side ; pores of lateral line excessively branched, 

 each with several (6 to 8) much divided branches. 

 £olor bright greenish blue (the side sometimes with a 



