242 Meek — Tico Neiv Species of Fishes from. Brazil. 



bands, the outer series much enlarged and canine like ; preorbital 5.95 in 

 head; snout o.(iO ; margine of preopercle dentate, about 9 teeth on its hmb, 

 an enlarged tooth at angle, and al)out 10 teeth on lower limb, each with its 

 point directed slightly forward ; gill rakers 13 + 6, slender, the longest 

 13.00 in head ; dorsal fin emarginate; anterior part of spinous dorsal ele- 

 vated, longest spine 1.70 in head ; second anal spine very strong, its length 

 1.80 in head ; third anal spine 2.75 in head ; rows of scales above lateral 

 line parallel with it. 



Color olivaceous, silvery ; side with seven dark vertical bars on upper 

 three-fifths of body. 



The type and three other specimens were donated to the Field Colum- 

 bian Museum by Horace E. Williams of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for whom the 

 species is named. 



