Salarias atlanticus, _Cuv. et Val._ Hist. des Poiss. tom. xi. p. 238.
Two individuals of this species were obtained by Mr. Darwin at Porto
Praya. They accord in all respects with the descriptions in the
“Histoire des Poissons,” excepting as regards the fin-ray formula, in
which there is a slight difference observable; and in this respect they
are also different from each other.
The larger specimen, measuring three inches seven and a half lines in
length, has the fin-ray formula as follows: