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single series, about 36 in each jaw; maxillary extending 

 to the vertical from anterior edge of orbit; snout, lower 

 jaw and preorbital naked, head everywhere else scaled: 

 opercles with 8 or 9 rows of scales; scales on body large, 

 somewhat crowded anteriorly; scales 11-63-17; all the 

 fins, except spinous dorsal, with scales to their edges, 

 those on caudal exceedingly small. 



Tip of pectoral sharply rounded, not reaching to tips 

 of ventrals; ventral spine half as long as soft rays; anal 

 spines short and stout, graduated; anal elevated in front 

 and higher than soft dorsal; middle spines of dorsal the 

 longest, about equal to highest rays of soft dorsal; upper 

 lobe of caudal the longer. 



Color grayish black, with paler centers to the scales; 

 sides with large faint diffuse yellowish white spots ; a little 

 bluish and yellowish on sides of head; a yellow streak 

 below lower part of eye. Vertebra? 9+16 or 10+15. 



Family SCL/ENID.F,. 



152. Cynoscion reticulatus (Giinther). Corvina. 

 Generally common on the sandy bottoms about Mazat- 



lan. An excellent food fish, very often brought into the 

 markets, and reaching a length of nearly 3 feet. It was 

 found by Dr. Gilbert at Mazatlan and is common south 

 to Panama. 



Caudal fin yellowish orange in life ; inside of mouth 

 deep orange yellow. 



153. Cynoscion xanthulum Jordan & Gilbert. Corvina 

 Aletas Amarillas. 



Found in company with Cynoscion reticulatus, but rather 

 less abundant and perhaps reaching a smaller size. It is 

 also a food fish. It has thus far been recorded only from 

 Mazatlan, where the original types were taken by Dr. 

 Gilbert. 



