522 PROCEEDtNGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Oct., 



Albula vulpes (Linnaeus). 



Small example 5| inches long. Back with about ten narrow- 

 transverse brownish bars, fading out below lateral line. 



Tarpon atlantious (Valenciennes). 



Megalops thrissoides Giinther, Cat. VII, 1868, p. 472. 



Clupanodon pseudohispanicus (Poey). 



One example 5| inches long. 



Sardinella macrophthalma (Ranzani). 



Two small examples, 2^ inches. 



Sardinella humeralis (Valenciennes). 



Clupea humeralis Giinther, I.e., p. 422. 

 Five adults, the two smaller showing little more dusky about 

 tip of upper caudal lobe. Length 4yV to 5^ inches. 



Opisthonema oglinum (Le Sueur). 



Clupea thrissn Giinther, I.e., p. 432. 



Six examples, 5| to 7f inches. 



Anchovia abbotti sp. nov. Fig. 1. 



Head 4^; depth 31; D. iii, 11; A. iii, 24, i; P. i, 15; V. i, 6; 

 scales about 40 in lateral series (squamation injured) + 4 more on 

 caudal base; about 9 scales between dorsal origin and middle of 

 belly; about 22 predorsal scales; head width about half its length; 

 head depth at occiput If; dorsal base If; least depth of caudal 

 peduncle 2|; first branched anal ray about 1|; pectoral 1^; ventral 

 2f; snout 6 in head; eye4f; maxillary 1|; interorbital 4f . 



Body elongate, rather plump, compressed, profiles more or less 

 similar, greatest depth at dorsal origin, and edges all convex. Caudal 

 peduncle compressed, least depth 1| its length. 



Head compressed, profiles similar though with lower little more 

 inclined, flattened sides slightly constricted below. Snout rather 

 compressed, end rounded in profile, moderately protruded, length 

 f its basal width. Eye moderate, rounded, well anterior, and its 

 centre well before first third in head. Adipose eyelid covers eye, 

 well developed. Mouth large, without median depression in front 

 above. Maxillary straight, scarcely expanded terminally and 

 almost reaches gill-opening. Maxillary teeth rather large, slightly 

 curved, sharp-pointed, one-rowed, for first half of bone directed 

 backward and on last half directed forward, not continuous over 

 front of upper jaw. Lower jaw with single row of larger wide-set 

 erect conic teeth, very small near symphysis and larger about middle 

 of rami. All teeth on roof of mouth similar to others, only smaller, 



