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THE SHORE FISHES. 



Hemicaranx zelotes Gilbert. 



Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mus., 1898, pt. 3, p. 2845. Gilbert & Starks, Mem. Gal. Acad. Soi., 1904, 4, 

 p. 76, pi. 12, fig. 22. 



One specimen 7| inches long from Panama Bay. 



This specimen had the head 3.84 in length without caudal; depth 2.72; 

 eye 3.25 in head; snout 3.90; maxillary 3.25; mandible 2.78; pectoral 3.40 in 

 length; length of chord of arch 2.59 in straight part of lateral line; height of 

 arch 2.90 in length of chord; height of soft dorsal 1.95 in head; height of anal 

 2.00; dorsal VIII-I, 28; anal II-I, 24; scutes in lateral line 53. No cross-bars ; 

 base of pectoral dusky. 



Hemicaranx leucurus (Gunther). 



Jordan & Evermann, Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mus., 1896, pt. 1, p. 914. 

 Caranx leucurus GtJNTHER, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1864, p. 24. 



One specimen 2ts inches long from Panama Bay. 



This specimen had the following measurements — head 3.03 in length 

 depth 2.20; eye 3.62 in head; snout 3.62; maxillary 2.63; mandible 2.23 

 pectoral broad and rounded, 4.40 in length; height of first soft dorsal ray 1.81 

 height first anal ray 2.07 in head; length of chord of arch of lateral hne 2, in 

 straight portion; height of chord 2.62 in arch; dorsal VIII-I, 28; anal II-I, 24; 

 scutes 52. Preopercles strongly serrated, front of vertical fins rounded, first 

 rays not highest; opercle dusky; pectoral yellowish, without blotch; dorsal 

 anal, and caudal without dusky margins; five cross-bars, quite distinct. 



