536 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[Oct., 



Bathystoma striatum (Linnaeus). 



One example, 6 inches long. General color leaden above, white 

 below. Body with five bright gilt lengthwise bands. Iris graj^- 

 yellow. Inside mouth red. Fins largely gray. 



Orthopristis scapularis sp. nov. Fig. 4. 



Head 2|; depth 2|; D. XII, 15, i; A. Ill, 10, i; P. i, 16; V. I, 5; 

 scales 52 in lateral line to caudal base, and 8 more on latter; 10 

 scales between spinous dorsal origin and 1.1., and same between soft 

 dorsal origin and 1.1.; 16 scales in vertical series between spinous 

 anal origin and 1.1.; 36 scales before spinous dorsal; snout 2f in head; 

 eye 3|; maxillary 3; interorbital 31; third dorsal spine 2|; first 

 branched dorsal ray 3^; second anal spine 3j; first branched anal 

 ray 2h; least depth of caudal peduncle 3; upper caudal lobe 1|; 

 pectoral 1|; ventral 1|. 



Fig. 4. — Orlhopristis scapularis Fowler. (Type.) 



Body well compressed, back well elevated in front so that front 

 profile steeply inclined, greatest depth at spinous dorsal origin, 

 predorsal slightly keeled medianly and other edges rounded convexly. 

 Caudal peduncle well compressed, least depth 1| its length. 



Head rather large, well compressed, flattened sides nearly even, 

 and upper profile slightly concave before nostrils and above eye. 

 Snout convex over surface, long as wide. Eye large, ellipsoid, ele- 

 vated, centre slightly before middle in head length. Mouth small, 



