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former with a bifurcating mucous canal ending in two pores. 

 Opercle with two broad terminal flat spine-like points above, 

 lower most posterior and with a pointed cutaneous flap behind. 

 Gill-opening not quite extending as far anteriorly as front orbital 

 margin. Rakers 2+ 11, short, pointed, about half length of 

 filaments, which are 2 in orbit. Isthmus narrowly compressed, 

 but not trenchant. Scales rather large, finely ctenoid, rather 

 broadly exposed, and not especially small, except on bases of 

 vertical fins. Those along bases of spinous dorsal and anal form 

 low sheaths, and those on bases of rayed fins extend out a short 

 distance between rays. Head scaly except snout, jaws, preorbital, 

 interorbital and branchiostegal regions. Scales on cheek in 8 rows 

 and those on opercle a little larger. Lateral line of simple tubes 

 somewhat concurrent with dorsal profile, and sloping down to 

 middle of base of caudal, high at first along side of caudal pedun- 

 cle. Spinous dorsal inserted over origin of pectoral, spines grad- 

 uated to fourth and fifth, which are highest, third but little shorter 

 than tenth, but ninth much shorter, and margin of fin somewhat 

 notched. Soft dorsal inserted a little nearer origin of pectoral 

 than base of caudal, and fin rather high. Spinous anal inserted 

 nearh^ midway between front margin of pupil and base of caudal, 

 margin of fin notched, and spines graduated to third, which is 

 longest. Soft anal inserted a little behind origin of soft dorsal 

 and similar. Caudal rounded. Pectoral rather small, low, and 

 reaching about opposite tip of depressed pectoral. A^entral in- 

 serted about opposite origin of pectoral, first ray longest, reach- 

 ing base of first anal ray, and spine reaching about Y^ of distance 

 to origin of spinous anal. Vent a little before tip of ventral spine. 

 Color in alcohol plain pale brownish, fins whitish or paler. A 

 vertical brown bar a little wider than pupil from forehead to 

 orbit, and continued below same across cheek. Another from 

 nuchal region down over opercle and side of chest. A third one 

 from front of spinous dorsal much wider and passing just behind 

 base of pectoral. A fourth from origin of soft dorsal. A fifth 

 across caudal peduncle anteriorly. Opercle with a deep brown 

 blotch about equal to pupil. Iris brownish. Length 2]/% inches. 

 Xo. 12,818, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Co- 



