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immersion in alcohol over night greenish-olive, except abdomen 

 and under surface of head, which are whitish washed with yellow. 

 A broad light brown stripe on tip of lower jaw. Two similar 

 stripes on cheek, one extending from below eye downward and 

 forward. A pale band along median line, and another on lateral 

 line. Dorsal, anal and pectoral fins pink, speckled with brown 

 cross-bands. Length 2^'-^,-, inches. Seined September 5th, 1887, 

 near the mouth of Lousy Harbor, Somers Point. (Bean.) 



Only known from the above account by Dr. Bean. 



Sparisoma sp. Bean, Bull. L". S. F. Com., Xll, 1887, p. 137. 



Sub-Order SQUAMIPENNES. 



The Scaly Fins. 



A large group showing affinities with scombroid forms on one 

 side and percoid on another, the typical form specialized toward 

 the PIccfognafhi. 



Key to the fa in Hies. 



a. Dorsal fins 2; separate teeth slender, hardly brush-like. ilarchid.i: 



aa. Dorsal continuous. 



b. Teeth brush-like, setiform. thick-set; carnivorous; caudal peduncle 



unarmed ; scales well developed. CH.ETODOXTiD.Ti; 



bb. Teeth incisor-like, uniserial ; herbivorous ; caudal peduncle usualh' 



armed with spines or tubercles ; scales minute, rough. harpurid.e 



Family ILARCHID^. 



The Spade Fishes. 



Body compressed, usually greatly elevated, anterior profile 

 steep, and caudal peduncle short. IMouth small, terminal, hori- 

 zontal. Premaxillaries slightly protractile. ]\Iaxillary short, 

 Avithout supplemental bone, partly slipping under narrow pre- 

 orbital. Jaws with bands of slender pointed movable brush-like 

 teeth. Xostrils double. Preopercle very finely serrated or entire. 

 Post-temporal bifurcate as usual among fishes, not joined to skull. 

 Gill-membranes broadly attached to isthmus, openings restricted 

 to sides. Gill-rakers A-ery short. Pseudobranchice present. 



