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76. DULES AURIGA. 
Buies auriga Cuv. & Val., Hist. Nat, Poiss., Ill, 112, 1829, pi. 51 (Brazil); Dekay, New York Fauna, 
Fishes, 1842, 34, pi. 10, f. 34 (New York — probably an error) ; Jeuyns, Zool. Beagle, Fishes, 
1840, 16 (Maldonado Bay, Rio Plata) ; Casteluau, Anim. Noiiv. on rares Aui6r. Sud, 1855, 6 
(Rio Janeiro); Giiutber, I, 266 (Bahia) ; Jordan & Gilbert, Synopsis N. A. Fishes, 1883, 542 (de- 
scription from the original type); Jordan, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1884, 98. 
Rahitat. — Coast of Brazil. 
Etymology. — Auriga^ a coachman, from the whiplike dorsal spine. 
Our account of this species is taken from several specimeus (4531, M. 0. Z.), the 
longest about 5^- inches long, collected by Professor Agassiz at Rio de Janeiro. The 
species seems to be not rare on the Bazilian coast, but there is no evidence of its 
occurrence in the West Indies or northward. 
Genus XX.— PARACENTROPRISTIS. 
Paracentropristis Klunzinger, Fische des Eothen Meeres, 1884, 16 (hepaius). 
Type. — Lahrus hepatus Liniifens, 
Etymology. — Uapd, near ; Centropristis, an allied genus. 
This genus contains a single species, found in the waters of southern Europe. It is 
like Prionodes in many respects, but it has the top of the head closely scaled, a char- 
acter very unusual among the Serranince. 
Closely allied to Paracentropristis is the Japanese species Centropristis liirundina- 
ceus C. & V., but as this species has the caudal deeply forked, it will probably prove 
to be the type of a distinct section or genus. 
ANALYSIS OF SPECIES OF PARACENTROPRISTIS. 
«. Top of head closely scaled, as far forward as front of eyes; caudal fin very slightly lunate; scales 
large, about 50 in the lateral line; body rather deep, little compressed, dorsal outline from 
snout to end of dorsal forming an even curve ; eyes large, longer than snout, 3J in head ; 
mouth large, the maxillary reaching middle of eye; nine rows of scales on cheek; gill- rakers 
moderate, about x^- 13; lower jaw slightly projecting; fourth dorsal spine highest, in 
head; second anal spine higher than third, 3 in head; pectorals long, reaching front of anal. 
Color pinkish with about five dark cross-bars, the fourth Y-shaped ; ventrals and base of anal 
blackish ; a jet-black spot on soft dorsal in front; fins otherwise pale, with faint dark markings. 
Head, 2| in length; depth, 3. D. X, 12; A. Ill, 7. Scales, 5-48-15 Hepatus, 77. 
77. PARACENTROPRISTIS HEPATUS. 
(Sacchetto.) 
Lahrus maxilla inferiore longiore, etc., Artedi, Genera, 35, 1738. 
Lahrus hepatus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. X, 282, 1758 (after Artedi); Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Ed. XII, 474, 1766 
(and of the various copyists). 
Holocentrus hepatus Risso, Ichthyol., Nice, 292, 1810. 
Serranus hepatus Cuv. & Val., Hist. Nat. Poiss., II, 231, 1828 (Naples); Guichenot, Explor. Sc. Algfir., 
Poiss., 34, 1850 (and of most recent writers). 
Centropristis hepatus Gunther, Cat. Fisb. Brit. Mus., I, 84, 1859. 
Lahrus adriaticus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., 1297, 1788 (Adriatic Sea) (after Briinnich, p. 98). 
Lahrus fuscovittatus Bonnaterre, Encycl. Mfith., 110, 1788 (after Briinnich). 
Holocentrus striatus Bloch, Ichthyologia, t. 235, fig. 1, 1790. 
