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with traces of narrow indistinct vertical pale bars and broad and 

 pale bluish bars, alternately pronounced in some examples, while 

 indistinctly or almost obliterated in others. Side of body, espe- 

 cially posteriorly, with numerous irregular greenish-white 

 specks, largest opposite ventral region and becoming small and 

 numerous on entire caudal peduncle. Dorsal, caudal and anal 

 somewhat blackish basally, and bases with similar colored dots, 

 on bases of last dorsal rays a blackish area also mottled with same 

 colored spots. Sides of caudal peduncle also mottled with darker 

 ochraceous. Bases of caudal and anal also tinted blackish. Pec- 

 toral dilute brownish, tinted with dusky basally. Ventral pale 

 yellowish tinted with dusky basally. Iris pale brownish. Pale 

 purplish reflection on cheek, and dull brassy reflection on oper- 

 cular region. Males vary a great deal, some have very few spotb, 

 and juvenile males have them only as broken bluish vertical trans- 

 verse bands, remnants of alternate bluish bands seen in adults. 

 They often have the peacock-eye of the dorsal very distinct. 

 Pale examples 6 inches long, females, were brownish-olive above, 

 darker or dusky on head and back above. Side grayish tinged, 

 margin of each scale olivaceous, and with pale dusky dots. 

 Cheek and opercle dusky-olivaceous with purplish reflections on 

 lower surface of former, otherwise with more or less greenish. 

 Jaws and mandible livid brownish with a median narrow yellow 

 line on latter. Lower surface of head otherwise pale brownish 

 of rather warm tint. Chest and abdomen translucent w^hitish, 

 tinted with dull buff and with dull golden-brassy reflections. 

 Lower surface of caudal peduncle translucent greenish-brown. 

 Dorsal and caudal olivaceous-brown, base of latter deeper than 

 margin in color. Pectoral olivaceous with a dull ochraceous- 

 amber tinge, upper rays a little darker. A'entral and anal similar, 

 only without dark, or rather pale. Iris brownish. Cape May, 

 in April, 1904. 



A male in life in the mat us stage was dilute olive-brown on 

 back and abdomen. Sides of head and anal fin tinted with lemon- 

 yellow. Pectoral and ventral also the same tint, but ventral and 

 anal brighter, and latter with pale brownish basally. Side of 

 head with bronzed and pale greenish reflections. Dorsal with a 

 blackish blotch, edged anteriorly with whitish, on posterior rays 



