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40. Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Cuvier & Valenciennes). C. M. 

 Cat. No. 1229. 



41. Sparisoma abildgaardi (Bloch). C. M. Cat. No. 1230. 



42. Sparisoma flavescens (Bloch & Schneider). C. M. Cat. No. 

 1231. 



43. Sparisoma xystrodon Jordan & Evennann. C. M. Cat. No. 

 1232. 



CHiETODONTID^E. 



44. Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus. C. M. Cat. No. 1233. 



45. Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus. C. M. Cat. No. 1234. 



46. Holocanthus tricolor (Bloch). C. M. Cat. No. 1236. 



47. Holocanthus lunatus, sp. nov. Plate XII, fig. 1. 



Type unique, 19 mm. (Carnegie Museum Catalog of Fishes, No. 

 1235.) St. Croix. 



D. XIV, 18 ; A. Ill, 18 ; head 2.8 ; depth 1.7 \ eye 2.75 in head. 

 Body ovate, compressed, greatly elevated. Head moderate in size 

 and rounded ; profile regularly curved from the first dorsal to the tip 

 of the snout. Snout prominent. Mouth small, a long, strong spine 

 at the angle of the preopercle, a few minute ones above it. Scales 

 imbricate, exposed portion with many fine parallel lines, which end 

 in fine points, making the scales exceedingly ctenoid. Soft dorsal and 

 anal angulate. Caudal convex. 



Ground color in spirits dark brown with four vertical pale bands, 

 the first pale band beginning at the front of the spinous dorsal and ex- 

 tending across the opercle in front of the pectorals to the base of the 

 ventrals ; the second band extends from the fifth dorsal spine to the 

 vent ; the third from the front part of soft dorsal spine to the vent ; 

 the fourth just in front of the base of the caudal ; area between first 

 and second bands partly light in color ; frontal area and head in front 



of eye white. 



Teuthid^e. 



48. Teuthis cceruleus (Bloch & Schneider). C. M. Cat. No. 

 1237. 



49. Teuthis hepatus Linnaeus. C. M. Cat. No. 1238. 



50. Teuthis bahianus (Castelnau). C. M. Cat. No. 1239. 



Balistid/e. 



51. Balistes vetula Linnaeus. C. M. "Cat. No. 1240. 



