. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. it'.. jliiil-- II 'f ^f 1630 Bullciin ^7, United States National Museum. Rimple branch at base (ii. character which sopuratoB tho specicB from s. frondosura). Sides with S rather faint darlc streaks, alternating with :; pale ones; back greenish, sides brown; belly rosy; first dark strenk between lat«'ral lino and back; second broad* from opercle backwiird. third narrow on
. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. it'.. jliiil-- II 'f ^f 1630 Bullciin ^7, United States National Museum. Rimple branch at base (ii. character which sopuratoB tho specicB from s. frondosura). Sides with S rather faint darlc streaks, alternating with :; pale ones; back greenish, sides brown; belly rosy; first dark strenk between lat«'ral lino and back; second broad* from opercle backwiird. third narrow on .sides of belb ; a black axillary spot above; red spots bolow lower Jaw; pectoral ye'Iowish; other fins reddish, with points and shutles of carniino; a pale 8pace on candal pednncle behind dorsal. Cnlta and Jamaica, sonth to Bahia; not rare. (Pony.) A specimen fiom Bahia is thns describ«>d: Depth 3; candal fin Innate, th«; angles short but sharp (ronnded in the very ycnng); dentition of Sparisoma ftavcscens; cheek with 3 scab's. Mottled olive brown; body with 3 or 4 long! tudinal streaks, tho npper running to a faint pale blotch on back of tail between 2 dark-brown blotches; caudal distinctly pale-edged behind and more distinctly barred than in S. Jtarexcena, the margin abruptly whitisli; spot at base of pectoral brownish and very faint; about 4 small dusky blotches along base of dorsal, the last one most distinct at base of last ray; caudal with many cross bars and blotches; snout dusky; chin with 1 or L' whitish cross bars; caudal concave, with sharp angles; dorsal and anal mottled with brown; p(!ctorals and ventrals plain; young with dark oper cular blotch and dark points about eye. {diatinctii8, distinct, from tlie dark streaks.) Scarut diitineUit, Poky, MemoriaH, n,423,1861, Havana; Poev, IJeperforio, n, 163; Pokv, SyiiopHis, 341; PoEV, Knum., 114. SpariKoma distinctum, JonDAN, ReviewLal)roid with green; head and portion behind pectorals brighter; an ill-define
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