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gin of the fin. Ventrals almost twice in head reaching about half- 

 way to the vent. Pectorals moderate, about 1^ in head. 



Second anal spine about one-half length of longest ray, 2f in 

 head. Caudal subtruncate, the outer rays somewhat the longer. 



Scales above lateral line very oblique, those below in longitu- 

 dinal series, each scale with a central streak forming narrow par- 

 allel stripes. Ground color olivaceous above, darker on head. 

 Silvery below, tinged with rufous. Axil of pectoral dark. Lips 

 thickly speckled with small brown spots. 



Type, No. 11,918, Leland Stanford, Jr. Univ. Mus., length 

 240 ram. 



This with S. deliciosa is a very important food fish on the Peru- 

 vian coast. It gives me much pleasure to name the species for my 

 friend and instructor, Dr. Charles H. Gilbert., to whom my inter- 

 est in ichthyology is wholly due. 



69. Sciaena wieneri Sauvage. 



Scisena wieneri Sauvage, Bulletin de la Societe Philomathique, July 

 7, 1883, 156 [Peru]. 



Kuown, we believe, only from the original description. 



70. Sciaena deliciosa (Tschudi). 



Conina deliciosa Tschudi, Fauna Peruaua, 8, 1845. 

 Scimia deliciosa Jordan and Eigenmann, Review of Scisenidse (Rep. 

 U. S. F. C, '86), 1889, 401, 406. 



Local name, Lorna. 



One large specimen. Head 3, depth 3f , snout 3f, eye equal to 

 preorbital, 6^. D. X-I, 22. A. II, 9. Scales 55. Length 325 

 mm. 



Compared with *S'. gilherti, deliciosa has a much broader interor- 

 bital, longer and blunter snout, and hence not quite so steep a 

 profile, longer pectoral and shorter gill rakers. In gilberli the nos- 

 trils are nearer eye than end of snout; in deliciosa th.Qy are midway. 



71. Sciaena fasciata (Tschudi). 



Cheilotrema fasciatum Tschudi, Fauna Peruana, Ichth., 13, pi. 1, 



1845 [Huacho to Callao]. 

 Conina fasciata Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. ii, 305, 1860 ; Steindach- 



ner, Ichth. Notizen, vii, 21, 1868 [Chile]. 

 Scicena fasciata Jordan and Eigenmann, Review of Sciffinida?, Rep. 



U. S. F. C. '86, 403, 407, 1889. 



Range. — Pacific coast of South America. 



