PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[Jan., 



width. Eye circular, hind edge about half a pupil-diameter before 

 center in head length. Adipose-eyelids well developed, posterior 

 extends over last tliird of eye and anterior very narrow. Mouth 

 slightly inferior, corner falls about opposite front nostril. Mandib- 

 ular angle very broad, obtuse, symphysis forming little knob which 

 fits in depression above. Teeth minute, uniserial in upper jaw, 

 obsolete in mandible. Lips rather fleshy, upper jaw width about 

 half of pupil. Inner buccal folds moderately broad, upper little 

 broader. Tongue small, tip free, elongate. Maxillary exposed, not 

 quite to eye. Lower preorbital edge straight, with minute denticles. 

 Front nostril about last f in snout, simple pore with slight cutaneous 

 rim. Hind nostril short vertical slit, little nearer front nostril than 

 eye. Interorbital broadly convex. 



Mugil ruthveni sp. nov. 



Gill-opening forward about midway in eye. Rakers about 30+46, 

 slender, fine, 2| in filaments and latter about equal eye. Pseudo- 

 branchiae about half of gill-filaments. Isthmus narrowly con- 

 stricted, smooth. 



Scales large, in even longitudinal series. Head scaly, scales smaller 

 below, and extends well forward on snout though not to its edge. 

 Scaly pointed flap along spinous dorsal base If in fin. Short scaly 

 pectoral flap (damaged). Axillary ventral flap 2| in fin. Broad 

 scaly flap between ventral bases half of fin. Soft dorsal and anal 

 scaly over basal halves. Caudal largely covered with small scales. 

 Pectoral with small scales basally. Ventral scaly. Three scales be- 

 tween dorsal spine tips and soft dorsal origin. 



