39. ENGRAULID1D.E - STOLEPHORUS. 273 



33. r i (much smaller and more compressed, probably the young of S. ringc-ns, but occur- 

 ring in large schools) : Engraulis pulclieUus Girard, U. S. Nav. Astron. Expcd. Zoo'l. Fish. 

 247.) 



ft Sides with a distinct silvery lateral band. 



t Belly compressed to an edge and faintly serrated. 



453. . ba'owna (Gmel.) J. & G. Anchovy. 



Olivaceous; sides silvery; the silvery lateral band about as wide 

 as the eye, very distinct, more so than in our other species. Body 

 rather elongate, compressed, not elevated. Head rather short, the 

 snout projecting much beyond the tip of the lower jaw. Teeth pretty 

 strong, maxillary extending beyond base of mandible, but not quite 

 reaching to the edge of the gil 1 - opening. Eye large, 3| in head. Gill- 

 rakers long, but shorter than in S. compressus. Anal with a sheath of 

 scales; dorsal inserted nearer caudal than snout. Head of; depth 4;^. 

 D. 12; A. 20; Lat. 1. 40. L. 4-G inches. Cape Cod to Brazil; very 

 abundant southward. 



( Atlierina brotuiii Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1397; Giiiither, vii, 389: Cltipea rlttnta Mitclnil, 

 Trans. Lit. & Phil. Soc. N. Y. i, 45'5: Enyratdia mitchiUi Giiuther, vii, 391: Engranlin 

 vittatus of most recent writers.) 



454. S. EjHsIcMS (Goode & Bean) Jor. & Gilb. 



Snout somewhat compressed. Maxillary slightly dilated, ending in an 

 acute point, which extends backward to the gill-openings, toothed along 

 its entire lower edge; minute teeth in both jaws. Gill-rakers not very 

 numerous, the longest as long as the eye. Origin of dorsal midway be- 

 tween posterior margin of orbit and the root of the caudal. Lateral 

 stripe one-third the height of the body. Head 3| in length; depth 5. 

 Eye greater than snout. D. 15; A. 22. (Goode & Bean.} Clear Water 

 Harbor, Florida. Evidently closely related to S. browni. 



(Engraulis liiulcus Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. ii, 343, 1579.) 



1 1 Belly not cariuated or serrated. 



a. Body not strongly compressed, very slender. 



455. S. pcrfasciaf us (Poey) Jor. & Gilb. 



Body elongate, much slenderer than in #. browni, and not so much 

 compressed. Head not so deep as in S. browni, more pointed, the snout 

 rather sharp. Eye rather small, 4 in head, not longer than snout. 

 Maxillary teeth well developed; mandibulary teeth very slender. Gill- 

 rakers very long, as long as eye. Maxillary shorter than in 8. browni, 

 not reaching quite to the base of the mandible. Belly slightly com- 

 pressed, not serrated. Scales very deciduous. Veutrals short, very 

 Bull. Nat. Mus. No. 16 - 18 



