SYNGNATHIDAE. 89 



Head 3.5 in total length (without caudal); depth 3.78; eye 3.5 in head; 

 snout 3.5; D. IV-I, 82; A. II, 10; scales 42 in longitudinal series, 12 in trans- 

 verse series, counted downward and forward from front of 2nd dorsal ; maxillary 

 not nearly reaching eye; cilia on each lip in one row anteriorly and at least two 

 rows posteriorly on sides ; no vomerine or palatine teeth present. 



Neomyxus chaptalii (Eydoux & Sodleyet). 



Mugil chaptalii EvDOUX & Souleyet, Voyage Bonite. Zool., 1842, 1, p. 171, pi. 4, fig. 1. 

 Chaenomxigil chaptalii Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. S. Fish. Coram., 1905, 23, pt. 1, p. 140, fig. 49. 



Twenty-six specimens lit to 3? inches long from Manga Reva, Paumotus 

 Islands, February 3, 1905. M. C. Z. 29449 (10 specimens). 



SFHYRAENIDAE. 



Sphyraena idiastes Heller & Snodgrass. 

 Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 1903, 5, p. 190, pi. 2. 



Four specimens I5 to 2| inches long from Chatham Island. M. C. Z. 

 29588 (2 specimens). 



POLYNEMIDAE. 



Polydactylus approximans (Lay & Bennett). 



Jordan & Evermann, Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mus., 1896, pt. 1, p. 829. 

 Polyyiemtis approxiinans Lay & Bennett, Zool. Beechey's Voyage, 1839, p. 57. 



One specimen 8i inches long from Panama City fish market. 



Polydactylus opercularis (Gill). 



Jordan & Evermann, Bull, 47, U. S. Nat. Mus. 1896, pt. 1, p. 830. 

 Trichiodion opercularis Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1863, p. 68. 



Four specimens 5s to 65 and one specimen. No. 3136, 85 inches long from 

 Panama Bay; one specimen, 9i inches long from Panama City fish market. 

 M. C. Z. 29555 (3 specimens). 



SYNGNATHIDAE. 



Siphostoma calif orniensis (Storer). 



Jordan & Everm.\.nn, Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mus., 1891, pt. 1, p. 764. 

 Syngiuilhus californiensis Storer, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 1845, 2, p. 73. 



One specimen 2i| inches long from Station 4571, Lat. 33°, 40' N.; Long. 

 119°, 35' W. 



Dorsal rays 39, situated on 1 + 85 rings; body-rings 21; caudal rings about 

 45. 



