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entirely posterior of dorsal, maxillary extending to anterior margin of 

 orbit, dorsal 11, anal 10. Caudal forked. Origin of the dorsal nearer to 

 tip of snout than to caudal. 



Engraulidae Anchovies 



Anchoviella miarchus (Jordan and Gilbert) 



Twenty-two from Corinto, Nicaragua, February, 1932. Length to 46 

 mm. Dorsal 14, anal 22 rays. Depth 5.6 in length from tip of snout to 

 end of caudal vertebra. Head 3.5. Young, without stripe. 



Anchoviella exigua (Jordan and Gilbert) 



Four from Tangola-Tangola Bay, Mexico, December 16, 1931. 

 Length 65-90 mm. A distinct silvery stripe from head to caudal. Maxil- 

 lary not extending to margin of opercle. Two from La Plata Island, 

 Ecuador, February 10, 1934. Length 82-88 mm. 



Anchoviella delicatissirna (Girard) 



One from Corinto, Nicaragua, February 8, 1932. Length 80 mm. 

 Dorsal 23, anal 13 rays, eye 3 in length of head, silvery stripe on side 

 distinct. 



Anchoviella curta (Jordan and Gilbert) 



Twenty- four from Tenacatita, Mexico, December 10, 1931. Length 

 60-95 mm. Fourteen from Sihuatanejo Bay, Mexico, December 11, 1931. 

 Length 54-85 mm. Six from Mazatlan, Mexico, December 8, 1931. 

 Length 55-65 mm. One from La Plata Island, Ecuador, February 10, 

 1934. Length 110 mm. 



Cetengraulis mysticetus (Giinther) 



Six from Panama Market, December 24, 1931. Length 150-180 mm. 

 The head is 2.8 into the standard length, depth 3.2. Dorsal 14, anal 23 

 rays. Color blue above, silvery on sides and below. 



Muraenidae Morays 



Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns 



Three from South Seymour Island, Galapagos, January 17, 1932. 

 Length 141-450 mm. 



Muraena pardalis Schlegel 



One from Espiritu Santo Island, Mexico, February 18, 1932. Length 

 227 mm. Ocellated white spots over the body, these crowded on the 



