. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 84.—Scorpaena tierrae, new species. From the type, 175 mm. long, Lobes de Tierra Bay, Peru ( No. 128128). occipital pit shallow, scarcely longer than broad; a weU developed elongate pit under front of eye; spines^* on head rather low; nasal spine well developed; pre-, supra-, and postocular spines low, blunt; tympanic, parietal, and nuchal spines also rather low and blunt; a low double spine behind eye, followed by a larger spine; scapular region with 5 or 6 low spines; 2 flat spines on shoulder girdle above base of pectoral,
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 84.—Scorpaena tierrae, new species. From the type, 175 mm. long, Lobes de Tierra Bay, Peru ( No. 128128). occipital pit shallow, scarcely longer than broad; a weU developed elongate pit under front of eye; spines^* on head rather low; nasal spine well developed; pre-, supra-, and postocular spines low, blunt; tympanic, parietal, and nuchal spines also rather low and blunt; a low double spine behind eye, followed by a larger spine; scapular region with 5 or 6 low spines; 2 flat spines on shoulder girdle above base of pectoral, the upper one more or less covered with skin; pre- orbital with 3 spines, the first directed forward, the second a mere knob, the thnd directed downward; suborbital stay prominent, with 3 evident spines, and a small one at lower anterior margin of pit under eye; preopercle with 6 spines, the second from above largest, those «< For names of spines and their general position see insert of fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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