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pale; posterior part of caudal peduncle also abruptly pale; a black blotch on dorsal between second 
and third spines, not involving third and fourth, as in L. bilunulatus; dorsal and caudal otherwise 
pale; a pale blotch at base of posterior dorsal rays; side with narrow dark brown longitudinal lines, 
coalescing posteriorly with the black blotch; 2 narrow brown streaks from lip to front of eye, then 
back across side of head above; edged with narrow, darker, wavy lines; a wavy streak from corner 
of mouth toward base of pectoral, lower side of head with small brown spots or blotches; ventral fin 
mostly dusky. 
This species is very close to Lepidoplois bilunulatus, differing chiefly in the dark zone on posterior 
part of body and in the smaller size of the dorsal spot. Our specimens are all young, but we have the 
young of L. bilunulatus scarcely larger and showing the markings of the adult. 
Our collection contains the following specimens of this species, all from Honolulu, where it is not 
uncommon : 
Field 
No. 
Length. 
Locality. 
Final disposition of specimens. 
04291 
Inches. 
4.7 
Honolulu 
Type, No. 50672, U. S. N. M. 
03520 
3.8 
do 
Cotype, No. 2730, U. S. F. C. 
03532 
4.5 
do 
Cotype, No. 7481, L. S. .Ir. Univ. Mus. 
04292 
3.75 
04293 
3. 75 
do 
Cotype, No. 3963, Field Col. Mus. 
VERRICULUS Jordan & Evermann, new genus. 
Verriculus Jordan & Evermann, new genus of Labridi e ( sanguineus ). 
Body elongate, subfusiform, compressed, with rather long, pointed snout; snout rather large, with 
anterior canines strong, f- to f; posterior canines present; lateral teeth short, confluent in a serrated 
cutting edge; cheek and opercle scaly; preopercle entire, both limbs more or less scaly; scales moder- 
ate, about 40 in lateral line; lateral line continuous; D. xii, 10; A. in, 12; dorsal spines low, pungent; 
soft dorsal and anal not elevated, their bases without scales; caudal subtruncate; pectoral short. 
This genus is allied to Verro and Nesiotes. From its nearest relative, Nesiotes, it differs in the 
presence of a posterior canine tooth. The single known species is brilliantly colored. 
36. Verriculus sanguineus Jordan & Evermann, new species. 
Head 2.9 in length; depth 3.5; eye 6.2 in head; snout 3.1; mouth 2.8; interorbital 4.75; D. xii, 
10; A. in, 12; scales 5-40-13. 
Body elongate, compressed oblong; head long, pointed, conic, its depth 1.7 in its length; eye 
small, its posterior margin in middle of length of head; snout long, pointed, rounded; jaws produced, 
equal; mouth large, nearly horizontal, corner reaching below front rim of eye; lips thick, fleshy; teeth 
strong, those on sides short, close-set, forming a sharp cutting edge on side of jaw; 5 canines in front 
of upper jaw, 4 in front of lower, a posterior canine on each side of upper jaw; tongue long, pointed, 
free in front; preopercle not serrate; interorbital space broad, convex; nostrils small, anterior in short 
tube; dorsal spines strong, sharp-pointed, longest in middle and posteriorly; last dorsal spine 4 in head; 
anal spines strong, last spine longest, 3.75; seventh anal ray 3; caudal rounded; dorsal and anal fins 
scaled at base; pectoral rounded, 1.9 in head; ventrals short, spine strong, pointed, two-thirds longest 
ray, which is 2 in head; caudal peduncle broad, deep, 2.2 in head; scales small, thin, cycloid; head 
with very small thin cycloid scales on occiput, cheek, greater part of opercle, behind eye, and on 
opercles, otherwise naked; lateral line slightly curved in front, then obliquely down to base of caudal. 
Color in life, deep red, edge of upper jaw and lower tip golden; a long stripe from eye along back 
to base of caudal golden, with a red shade, a vertical black bar edged with golden above, on opercular 
region; a long blackish area covering it from eye to above pectoral, with some blackish before, behind 
and above; a black spot at base of caudal; dorsal and caudal golden, first dorsal edged with violet and 
with the lower half violet; anal entirely deep blood-red ; ventrals golden ; pectoral reddish, golden at base. 
Color in alcohol, very pale brown; a dusky band from snout across back of head and on side, 
fading out indistinctly posteriorly; a blackish spot at middle of base of caudal; opercle posteriorly 
with black vertical blotch; fins all pale or light brown. 
