GILBERT AND STARKS — FISHES OP 'PANAMA BAY 



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Family MULLID^. 

 126. Upeneus grandisquamis Gill. 



Several specimens collected in the Panama market. This large series enables 

 us to add the following range of variations to the original description: 



Head 31 to 31 in length without caudal; depth 3 to 3g. Eye 41- to 5 in 

 head; snout 2 to 2|. The fin counts in our eleven specimens are constantly 

 VIII-I, 8 for the dorsal, and I, G for the anal. The third dorsal spine is longer 

 than the fourth, but does not project beyond it. Sometimes it does not reach its tip. 



Dr. Gill's measurement of the length of the spinous dorsal fin includes the 

 membrane which connects the last spine to the body. As most sj^ecimens have this 

 membrane broken, we have considered the base of the fin to extend to the base of the 

 last spine. The base of the first dorsal equals or sometimes slightly exceeds the 

 interval between the dorsals, the latter equaling or sometimes slightly exceeding the 

 base of the second dorsal. The interval between the dorsals contains 4 scales along 

 the median line. 



The following color description was taken from a fresh specimen : Red above, 

 silvery below; 2 silvery streaks along the sides anteriorly, follow the rows of 

 scales above and below the latei'al line, and are continued forward on the head to a 

 point behind the eye. Other silvery streaks follow the rows of scales, but are much 

 less conspicuous. Dorsal and caudal deep orange-red with wide translucent margins. 

 Measurements in Hundredths of Length without Caudal. 



Length without caudal, in mm..' 



Head 



Depth 



Snout 



Eye 



Length of 3d dorsal spine 



Length of pectoral 



Height of second dorsal 



Spinous dorsal from snout 



Front of first dorsal to front 

 of second dorsal 



Number of gill-rakers 



Number of dorsal rays 



Number of anal rays 



Scales 



121 



30 

 30 



14 



7i 

 19 

 24 

 13 

 38 



28i 

 -6+ II 

 VIII-1,8 



1,6 

 2-30-5 



