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Circnmference immediately behind first dorsal 11 



Circumference immediately in front of second dorsal 63^ 



Distance from tip of snout to eye 2% 



Longitudinal diameter of eye % 



Breadth between supra-ocular ridges 2% 



From spiracle to tip of snout 3% 



Length of pectorals along anterior edge 7 



Height of first dorsal spine 2% 



Length of base of first dorsal 2 



Length of base of second dorsal 2% 



Length of claspers from opening of anus 4% 



From anus to tip of snout 1 1% 



Width between angles of mouth 3% 



Trachynotus ovatus? Gunther. 



Among our fish were several specimens which appeared to agree in every 

 respect with Girard's genus Doliodon {Trachynotus, Gunther), and to be very 

 near the species named by him Doliodon cai'olimnsis? A comparison of pro- 

 portionate dimensions, however, induces me to consider it as belonging to the 

 long-known species T. ovatus, which has previously been found in almost ev- 

 ery sea from the east coast of North America to the shores of Australia. The 

 dorsal spines are, one directed forward, sis with rnernbrane attached, and one 

 at origin of soft dorsal. The principal measurements of the specimen pre- 

 sented are as follows : 



Inches. 



Extreme length 11.62 



Extreme depth from dorsal to anal . 5.12 



From tip of upper jaw to tip of first dorsal spine, following outline. ... 4.0 



Thence to origin of soft dorsal 1.75 



Length of base of soft dorsal 3.25 



Length of vase of anal 3.0 



Length of vase of pectorals 0.5 



Length of pectorals 2.12 



Length of ventrals 0.95 



Greatest girth 10.62 



Girth at base of pectorals 8.5 



Length of head 2.75 



From orbit to tip of upper jaw 0.55 



Diameter of eye 0.60 



Greatest thickness of body between eye and pectorals 1.25 



One of the specimens was at least one-third larger in every dimension. 



Paralabrax nebidifer. Grd. P. R. R. R., x, p. 33, pi. xii, fig. 1-4. 



This species does not, so far as I know, occur near this vicinity, as I have 

 not yet detected it in the market. We have several specimens from San Bar- 



