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The maxillary is shorter, 2'i to 2,\ in head (2 to 2J in C. lalii<<). The preorhital is 

 wider, in the narrowest part two-thirds the diameter of the eye (half eye in C. latus)- 

 The snout is longer, from 2^\ to 3 in head (3| to 3^ in C. latua). The gill-rakers are 

 more numerous, 1+ 17 or 18 (4 -|- 14 or lo in C. lalas). It lias 1 or 2 more soft 

 rays in the dorsal and anal, 22 or 23 dorsal rays, 18 anal rays (20 or 21 dorsal rays, 

 and 1() or 17 anal rays in C. lahis). One of the Mazatlan specimens is deeper than 

 any specimen we have seen of C. latus, the others are of the same depth. 



'i'lio figure of C. medusicola given by Jordan (18i)oi, plate 34), shows the 

 characters of this species very well, except that the preorbiUil is not wide enough. 

 In the original description, the number of the dorsal spines, gill-rakers, and lateral 

 plates is wrongly given. The first dorsal has 8 spines, the plates to the bend in the 

 lateral line number from 36 to 38. 



Meastiremenls in Hundredths of Length -without Caudal. 



Species 



Locality 



Length without caudal in mm 



Head 



Depth 



Snout 



Least width of preorhital 



Maxillary 



Eye 



Chord of curve of lateral line 



Straight part of lateral line 



Number of soft dorsal rays 



Number of anal rays 



Plates in straight part of lateral line 



C. MEDUSICOLA 



Mazatlan 



(TIPBS.) 



98 



lOi 



4 

 12^ 



123 



30i 



42.> 

 IO.\ 



4 

 12 



7\ 



C larion 

 Island 



C. LATUS 



Bahia, 

 Brazil 



103 



33 



43 



9 



3 



15 



8 



28 



45 

 21 



17 

 37 



Key West, 

 Florida 



III 

 32 i 

 43 



9 



3 



•5 



8 



30 

 43 

 20 

 16 

 36 



108 



32 



43 



9 



3 



i5i 

 8 



30 

 45 

 21 



17 



35 



144. Gnathanodon speciosus {Forskdl). 



Appearing infrequently; on two occasions many large ones were brought to 

 market. Our five specimens all have 10 rays in the dorsal and K) in the anal. 



145. Citula dorsalis {(Jill). 



Fre(|ucntly brought to market. AVe preserved seven specimens from 24 to 

 30 cm. in length. To the description given by Jordan and Evermann (189G, p. 930), 

 we make the following additions and corrections, based upon our material. 



