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26, slender, pointed, compressed, inner edges minutely denticulated, 

 1^- in eye. Filaments 2 in eye. Pseudobranchise 2h in eye. Isthmus 

 long, slender, narrowly compressed, and lower edge level, not tren- 

 chant. Branchiostegals 13, membranes united anteriorly only very 

 short distance, forming narrow free fold over isthmus. 



Scales caducous, or most all having fallen, according to pockets 

 apparently narrowly imbricated, disposed in even longitudinal series, 

 more or less uniform in size. Caudal base scaly, scales becoming 

 small on bases of lobes, and inner bases of lobes each with an area of 

 crowded elongated or horizontal scales. Dorsal and anal basal scaly 

 sheaths? Long pointed distally free axillary pectoral scaly flap at 

 least | length of fin. Axillary ventral scary flap ? 



Dorsal origin midway between hind pupil edge and caudal base, 

 graduated down from first branched ray (damaged) which apparently 

 longest. Anal inserted about opposite middle of dorsal base or a 

 little nearer pectoral origin than caudal base, anterior branched rays 

 longest and others graduated down. Caudal forked, lobes (damaged) 

 pointed and apparently equal. Pectoral small, low, and apparently 

 (damaged) 1^ to ventral. Latter inserted a little nearer anal origin 

 than pectoral, and apparently (damaged) not quite half-way to anaL 

 Vent close before anal. 



Color in alcohol largely dull brownish on trunk, scarcely paler below. 

 Head a little pale brownish above, sides and below silvery-white. 

 Iris similar. A leaden-white band along side, from shoulder to caudal 

 base, rather indistinct along costal region, above anal its width about 

 H in eye and along side of caudal peduncle becoming still narrower. 

 Fins all pale or dull brownish- white. 



Length 4 inches (caudal tips damaged). 



Type No. 1,576, A. N. S. P. San Diego, Cal. W. N. Lockington. 



Only the above-described example known to me, and received many 

 years ago. It appears to be related to Anchovia exigua (Jordan and 

 Gilbert), but differs in a number of characters, such as the shorter 

 maxillary, complete mandibular dentition, longer gill-rakers, slightly 

 more posterior insertion of dorsal, more slender body and more pro- 

 nounced silvery lateral band. Anchovia miarcha (Jordan and Gilbert), 

 based on young examples, differs from Anchovia scitula in its fewer 

 anal rays being 12 to 14, dorsal origin midway between snout and 

 caudal, and no distinct lateral silvered band. It would hardly appear 

 likely they are the young of the latter. Anchovia starksi (Gilbert 

 and i ierson) differs in its more anterior dorsal origin, more posterior 

 anal origin and longer maxillary. 



(Scitulus, slender.) 



