OSTRACTIIDAE. 
Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus. Vast. ° yy 
Head 3 2/5 to 3 3/43 depth 2 2/3 tie 2 3/4% De 2, Oe As 
i, 8; P. i, 93 snout 1 1/4 in head; eye 21/2 to 2 7/8; inter- 
orbital 11/4, deeply concave. Pair of long preocular spines 
forward, another pair from hind end of lateral ventral keel. 
Slight spine at middle of back, aith another opposite on each 
upper lateral keel. Caudal long, slender, 1 1/2 to 2 in com- 
bined head and trunk. Color in alcohol dull cinnamon-brown 
generally. Fins all dull uniform brown, Carapace marked with 
moderate well-spaced pale spots on sides, smaller and more 
crowded on upper surface. Length 144 to 158 mm. One from 
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Head 3 to 3 2/5; depth 2 2/5 to 21/2; greatest width 
of carapace 2 1/10; D. 1, 8 or 93 A. i, 8; P. 1, 83. snout 
1 2/5 to 1 1/3 in head; eye 2; interorbital 1 3/4 to 1 4/5, 
deeply concave. Pair of strong, slender preocular spines, 
nearly long as eye. Strongly compressed median spine on back, 
curved backward. Ventral ridge ends in strong slender spine, 
