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Harengula maorophthalmus (Ranzani). 

 Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck). 

 Decapterus punotatus (Agassiz). 



Trachurops crumenophthalmus (Bloch). 

 Caranx latUS Agassiz. 

 Upeneus maculatus (Bloch). 

 Upeneus martinicus Valenciennes. 

 Cryptotomus roseus Cope. Fig. l. 



Head 2f to 3; depth 3| to 4; D. IX, 10; A. II, 8, i or II, 9, i; 

 scales 23 or 24 in 1. 1. to caudal base and 1 or 2 more on latter; 1^ 

 scales above 1. 1.; 5 scales below 1. 1. to anal origin; snout 2f to 4 

 in head; eye 3| to 5f ; maxillary 3| to 4^; interorbital 5i to 5f. 



The two larger examples, when fresh in alcohol were generally 

 olivaceous above and brighter or more brilliant on sides. Just 



Fig. 1. — Cryptotomus roseus Cope. 



below lateral line two lengthwise parallel brick-red to deep rosy 

 streaks, upper of which obsolete after falling of 1. 1. In similar 

 fashion, though reversed, a similar pair of more or less yellowish 

 lengthwise parallel streaks, lower more or less obsolete, especially 

 behind, or broken irregularly into small ill-defined spots. Head 

 dark above, with a reddish streak from front of eye to maxillary, 

 and another parallel one more inferior. Postorbital region with rosy 

 or red blotches, irregular, rather large and well spaced. Upper lip 

 dusky-olive, lower pale or whitish. Each of teeth with median 

 warm brown streak or blotch. Branchio.stegal region on throat 

 brilliant rosy-carmine. Obliquely parallel with pectoral base, above 

 or inside and below outside a reddish streak fading out below. Origin 

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