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in a vertical series; fourth dorsal spine 1^3 in head, measured 

 irom tip of snout; ninth dorsal ray 1%; second anal spine 2; 

 ninth anal ray 2V10 ; pectoral iVs; ventral 1%; ventral spine 

 i^; least depth of caudal peduncle 3; caudal i3/^; snout 3V10 5 

 eye 2^ ; maxillary 3^^. Body ovate, deep. Head a little large, 

 upper profile of snout concave above eye, convex, and then con- 

 cave to dorsal. Eye large, circular and about median in length 

 of head. Mouth .small, mandible protruding. Maxillary not 

 quite to orbit, reaching anterior nostril. Nostrils close together 

 near eye above. Scales large on trunk, reduced, crowded and 

 numerous on head and bases of spinous dorsal, rayed dorsal and 

 anal. Anteriorly above lateral line rows of scales oblique and 

 parallel with its course. Below lateral line they are similar en- 

 tirely. Spinous dorsal inserted opposite origin of pectoral, grad- 

 uated from third and fourth, which are longest, fin sloping down 

 hut little behind, and margin between first 6 deeply notched. 

 Origin of rayed dorsal much nearer base of caudal than origin of 

 spinous fin, broad, especially posteriorly. Anal spines well freed, 

 second longest, and origin falling just behind last dorsal spine. 

 Rayed anal rather broad anteriorh^ Caudal broad, posterior 

 margin convex. Pectoral falling a little short of anal. Ventral 

 inserted a little behind origin of pectoral and reaching about to 

 base of third anal spine. General color of sides yellow. A dark 

 broad band from predorsal region slopes forward to eye, and 

 passing through it, is continued down gradually narrower across 

 side of cheek. Another dark band from lower anterior part of 

 rayed dorsal is continued down across trunk just in front of 

 caudal peduncle. Length i}i inches. Beesley's Point. 



(Bean.) 



The occurrence of this fish is only known from our coast by 

 Dr. Bean's figure and account, elaborated above. It is a Gulf 

 Stream straggler. ' 



Chcetodon maciilodnctus Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VII. 1887, 

 p. 138, PI. I, fig. 4- 



Chsetodon striatus Linnseus. 



Head 3; depth 17^; D. XII, 21; A. Ill, 17; scales in lateral 

 line about 35, counting pores, to posterior base of rayed dorsal. 



