. 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. Jordan and Evermann.—Fishes of North Atnerica. 1233. Iha/.il; recorded from Jamaica, Trinidad, Haliia, and St. Thomaa; not Heun by ub. {arenatun, sanded, from tlie Hpockled coloration.) WitipUcHt arenalim, CuviKn & Vaiknciennkh, IIIhI. Nat. PoIhh., hi, Or>, j)!. 4:>, 1829, Brazil; TIlEii, Cut., I, 17:t, ISftO; (iKli, Cut., 349. t Hhirpluii*Hiihhifrvi
. 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. Jordan and Evermann.—Fishes of North Atnerica. 1233. Iha/.il; recorded from Jamaica, Trinidad, Haliia, and St. Thomaa; not Heun by ub. {arenatun, sanded, from tlie Hpockled coloration.) WitipUcHt arenalim, CuviKn & Vaiknciennkh, IIIhI. Nat. PoIhh., hi, Or>, j)!. 4:>, 1829, Brazil; TIlEii, Cut., I, 17:t, ISftO; (iKli, Cut., 349. t Hhirpluii*HiihhifrviKitiit, (,, I'roc. Ac. Nut Sri. I'liila., lH(il, fill, St. Thomas. IllililiciiH (iiviKiUm, JoiiDAN tV: EiiiKNMANN, /.(It. M/jiiomicHn. f W/(.//y)/iVin M/</r(i»irtcii/(i<nii,* Stkinhachnkh, Iclith. Nuti/.., vi, 'IJ, 18(17, Barbadoes, Uyjiticiis nigrumaailatuf, Joudan & , /. c, !I41, 18110. 1620. im'TIClIS COItlACKIK (<;ope). IleadSi; depth 3ii. D. 111-2;'); A. 15. Opercular spincH 2, amall, the uppermost the smaller (the lowermost being obsolete); dorsal fins sepa- rated ; body moderately elon'. saponacenn, 5 to 5} in liead; about equal to the short snout; maxillary reaching posterior edge of eye, 2j in head; preopercuhir spines short, bluutish, dose together, the uppermost the smaller; lirst dorsal spine longest, the 2 fins well separated; ventrals moderate, nearly twice as long as eye; gill rakers small and short. Color (in our specimen) nearly plain brown, the edges of the .scales darkerwith dark points; sides with some faint paler spots; edges of vertical fins dusky. West Indies; recorded from St. Martins and Jamaica; our description from No. 30130, U. S. Nat. Mus., from Kingston, Jamaica. This species seems to be distinguished from li. Hitpoiiaceitu by the weak armature of the head, and by the greater distance between the dorsal fins. Dr. Boulenger places it in the synonymy of E. nupunacens. {vuriaceua, leathery.) EhuiheractiK coriacem, Cope,
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