1439 
S aurus anoll s VALENCIENNES Hist. Nat. Poiss., vol. 22, 
1849, p. 483. Guadeloupe, Bahia, Martinique. 
Synodus anolis MEEK. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 
1884, p. 133 (type; Key West). 
Synodus cubanus POEY, Enumeratio Pise. Cub., 1875, p. 
143. Cuba. 
Depth 6 to 10 1/2; head 2 2/5 to 4, width 2 to 2 1/4. 
Snout 31/5 to 4 in head from snout tip; eye 3 3/5 to 8, 
1 7/8 to 21/5 in snout, greater than snout in young, greater 
than interorbital in young to 1 3/5 in interorbital with age; 
premaxillary extends back 1/4 to 2 eye diameters behind eye, 
length 1 2/3 to 1 3/4 in head from snout tip; interorbital 
4 1/10 to 4 3/4, rather evenly concave. Gill rakers minute 
vllliform denticles; gill filaments equal eye. 
Scales. 47 to 49 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 more 
on latter; 4 or 5 above, 6 or 7 above, 18 to 23 predorsal, 
7 rows on postocular. Axillary ventral scale 3 to 3 1/4 in fin 
Scales with 3 basal radiating striae, edge scalloped; circuli 
very fine, not extending apically. 
