1906. 



NATURAL SCIENCES OP PHILADELPHIA, 



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DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF CENTROPOMUS. 



BY HENRY W. FOWLER. 



Centropomus gabbi sp. nov. Fig. 1 



Head 2f ; depth 3^; D. VIII, I, 10, i; A. Ill, 6, i; P. ii, 13; V. I, 5; 

 scales 66 in lateral line to base of caudal, and 17 more out from latter to 

 end of median rays; 12 scales in a vertical series between origin of 

 spinous dorsal and lateral line; 13 scales in a vertical series between 

 origin of rayed dorsal and lateral line; 15 scales in a vertical series 

 between origin of spinous anal and lateral line; 7 scales in a vertical 

 series between lateral line and middle of upper siu-face of caudal 

 peduncle; width of head 3 in its length; depth of head at occiput 1|; 

 mandible 1|; fourth dorsal spine 2; second dorsal ray 2^-^; second 



iih 



* 

 a 



'^^^mm^^' 



-Ceniropomu 



I \ 



i Fowler. 



anal spine 1^; first anal ray If; least depth of caudal peduncle 3-j; 

 upper caudal lobe about li; pectoral If; ventral If; snout 3| in head, 

 measured from tip of upper jaw; eye 4f ; maxillary 2^; interorbital 

 space 6|. 



