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least depth of caudal peduncle 2|; pectoral (damaged), a little less than 

 head; upper lobe of caudal (damaged) about 3^ in head and trunk; 

 about 125? scales in a lateral series from gill-opening below lateral 

 line to base of caudal. 



Body ovate, deep, compressed, and greatest depth about origins of 

 rayed dorsal and anal. Back rather trenchant before dorsal. Caudal 

 peduncle compressed, its least depth about f of its length. 



Head deep, compressed, blunt in front, profiles steep, and upper a 

 little concave in front. Snout blunt, convex and profile in front nearly 

 vertical. Eye rather small, circular, a little low, and posterior margin 



-4^^^^^. 



Fig. 2. — Stromateus hrasiliensis Fowler. 



about midway in length of head. Adipose eyelid well developed, and 

 concealing a good portion of eye. Mouth a little inclined, small, and 

 mandible hardly protruded in front. Maxillary not quite reaching 

 front rim of orbit, and distally expanded till about equal to pupil. 

 Teeth minute, uniserial, and forming a rather weak cutting edge. 

 Palatines with minute asperites. Vomer edentulous. Tongue smooth, 

 broad, rounded, and free in front. Nostrils adjoining, a little nearer 

 front of snout than front margin of eye, and posterior larger. Inter- 

 orbital space elevated, trenchant, a keel beginning at the internasal 

 region. Preopercle broad and with radiating flutings. Opercle 

 striate. 



