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285. Antennarius inops Poey. 
Depth 2.75 with caudal. Skin lustrous, smooth, except for some points behind and below eye; 
third of first 3 dorsal rays largest, its membrane not reaching to vent; second ray also large, but 
shorter, placed between eyes; first spine developed as a fishing-rod, filiform, ending in a small, mem- 
branaceous lobe, its base close to that of second, and therefore distant from end of snout, its spine 
short, tip not reaching middle of second spine; short tentacles, like horns, on anterior part of third 
spine, over nostrils and under mouth; caudal rounded; pectoral so joined that it can not be turned 
forward as usual in this group, but rising obliquely backward and upward. Eye slightly longer than 
snout; mouth brown within. 
Color brown, with white spots on body and median fins, 6 of the largest of these each with the 
center yellowish, largest from once to twice diameter of eye; spots on dorsal fins small; eye golden. 
This species reaches a length of about 3 inches. It is known only from Porto Rico, whence it was 
originally described; not obtained by us. 
Antennarius inops Poey, Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat., X, 1881, 340, Porto Rico; Jordan &Evermann, ].t\, 2718, 1898. 
1 Antennarius portoricensis, Stahl, 1. c., 246, 1882, Porto Rico. 
286. Antennarius scaber (Cuvier) . 
(Pi. ATE 48. ) 
D. hi— 12; A. 7; P. 9 or 10. Anterior dorsal spine as long as second, and provided with 2 long 
and thick cutaneous flaps at its tip; third dorsal spine not continuous with the soft dyrsal; soft dorsal 
fin terminating at some distance from the caudal, its last ray not extending to root of caudal, if laid 
backward; dorsal spines, head, back, and sides of body with more or less numerous cutaneous fringes, 
those of dorsal spines sometimes forming a dense cluster; skin very rough, covered with small spines. 
Ground-color yellowish or reddish brown, brightest on hack and underneath; body covered with 
large, irregularly-rounded or oblong brownish spots; head with similar oblong spots; a series of 9 or 
10 brown lines radiating from pupil; fins all light-brown or rosy at base, paler on distal portion, each 
with a number of large roundish black or brownish spots, darkest on anal and pectoral; a series of 
pale-greenish blotches on interradial membranes near outer margin of each fin; bait pale-yellowish, 
stem paler; second and third dorsal spines rich brown. 
A fish of small size from the Caribbean Sea; known from St. Lucia, Martinique, and Porto Rico; 
only one specimen, 3 inches long, seined on the coral reef at Mayaguez. 
Ckironectes scaber Cuvier, M6ro. Mus., Ill, 425, pi. 16. fig. 2, 1817, Martinique. 
Antennarius scaber, Jordan & Evermann, 1. c., 2722, 1898. 
287. Antennarius nutting-ii Garman. “ Murciilngo.” 
(Plate 49.) 
D. ni-12; A. 7; V. 5; P. 11; C. 9. In form this species is shorter, more massive anteriorly, and 
less compressed than either A. ocellatus or A. radiosus. A tranverse section across middle of body is a 
nearly equilateral triangle. Caudal region short. Head nearly as wide as high; cheeks swollen; fore- 
head rather broad, converging forward on edges. Occipital concavity wide and deep, free from scales 
in a wide space below ends of first and second dorsal rays, this bare space being apparently for the recep- 
tion of the fleshy bait-bulb, which latter has 2 elongate lobes. Snout as long as orbit, broad, truncate; 
chin vertical; symphyseal knob prominent. Mouth wide, subvertical. Eye small; orbit twice as 
long, hardly more than one-half interorbital space. First and second dorsal rays equal in length, not 
inclusive of the 2 elongate fleshy-fringed lobes surmounting first; base of first ray standing forward 
prominently over mouth, being free for some distance; greater portion of second ray free, while the 
third is connected with the dorsum by the skin, from base nearly to tip. This last ray is larger than 
either of its fellows. Soft dorsal large, middle rays longest, as long as distance from maxillary to hind 
edge of operculum, or as long as rays of caudal fin; fin not reaching back to base of caudal rays, fringed; 
hind margin of caudal convex, fringed; anal moderate, rays prominent in the margin, fin with a blunt 
angle on outer edge, subtending, when laid up against the tail, one-fourth or more of the length of the 
caudal rays; rays on pectoral fins extending out beyond margins more noticeably than those of other 
fins; ventrals small, in most instances with 6 points on outer margin, in one case having but 5; greatest 
length of caudal nearly one-fourth of total length; length of each maxillary two-thirds of caudal; scales 
short, small, close-set, harsh to the touch, having none of the velvety appearance. 
