. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 958 CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICHTHYOLOGY ly. Page 740. After OobieHox .ttrumosus udd: 1147 (h). G. virffiitiiln!9 J. & U. OlivaceouH, with palor spots and fine black dots; the whole body cov- ered with wavy, lonyitudinal lines of a light orpuge color (fadinff in spirits); vertical tins dusky, somewhat barred; caudal tipped wiij, yellowish, liody rather sh'uder; cheeks prominent; mouth reachiii"- front of orbit; lower jaw somewhat included; tet^th above in a narrow band; four of the outer somewhat eidarged;
. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. 958 CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICHTHYOLOGY ly. Page 740. After OobieHox .ttrumosus udd: 1147 (h). G. virffiitiiln!9 J. & U. OlivaceouH, with palor spots and fine black dots; the whole body cov- ered with wavy, lonyitudinal lines of a light orpuge color (fadinff in spirits); vertical tins dusky, somewhat barred; caudal tipped wiij, yellowish, liody rather sh'uder; cheeks prominent; mouth reachiii"- front of orbit; lower jaw somewhat included; tet^th above in a narrow band; four of the outer somewhat eidarged; incisors of lower jaw entire; ventral disk a little shorter than head. Eyes small, 4 in bead less than half the broad interorbital space. Head 3; its width :i\- depth 0. 1). 10; A. 8. L. I4 inches. Pensacola, Florida. (Jordi fe Gilbort, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. 1882, 2d\i.) Page 751. No. 1140 {h), Batrachits i>nr(htii Goode & Bean, should probably be considered a distinct species. It is a deep water form, with tlabby skin. Page 751. Instead of PorichthyHporosissimnH read: P. innrKaritntuii (Rich.) J. & G. Omit from the synonyniy liatrachits porosimimnH C. & V. (a species from Surinam, the identity of which with our ppecies is not i)roveii) and insert(/:?<j<rat7<»<.')- P> picctrodon J. & G. Coloration essentially as in P. mnrgaritatus, but rather paler and more golden; the lines of pores and Nhining spots very similar. Pain tines each with few teeth (4 or 5); 1 to 3 of these developed as very strong canines (usually much larger than the canines on vonu'r), which are strongly' curved forwards and inwards (in P. margaritatiis the pala- tine teeth are more numerous, subequal, small, much smaller than ca uiiu>s on vomer). Head 3^: depth. 5|. D. II-;J7; A. 34; V. I, 2. L. 8 inches. South Carolina to Texas. (Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas. 18Si, 291.) Page 757. After Gha^modes quadrifaaciatus add: 'l (b). C subiii'ro; J. &
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