Fishes of the Western North Atlantic 399 



2a. Greatest thickness of body exceeding half its depth; head length greater 

 than depth of body, 24-26 »/„, and its depth 18-22 "/o of SL, the depth at 

 vertical from crossgroove at occiput 1 5-5-1 7-5 "/o of SL; pectoral failing to 

 reach base of pelvic by a distance somewhat shorter than snout and eye, 

 leaving 6 or 7 rows of scales exposed between its tip and base of pelvic, its 

 length 1 6-1 8.5 "/o of SL. pinnula T. H. Bean 1912, below. 



2b. Greatest thickness of body generally less than half its depth; head length 

 about equal to greatest depth of body, 22.3-27.2, and its depth 21-26.9 Vo 

 of SL, the depth at vertical from crossgroove at occiput 17.6— 19.7 "/o of SL; 

 pectoral failing to reach base of pelvic by a distance generally equal to length 

 of snout and eye, leaving 6—8 rows of scales exposed between its tip and base 

 of pelvic, its length 1 5-1 7.6 «/o of SL. 



anchovia (Cuvier and Valenciennes) 1847, p. 401. 

 I b. Distance from margin of snout to origin of dorsal notably greater than 33 "/o of 

 TL, 44—47.5 "/o of SL; eye equal to or longer than snout (rarely slightly shorter), 

 its diameter 6.9-7.9 "/o of SL; snout 7.3-8.15; gill rakers about 1 10-130 on 

 lower limb in specimens 70 mm and upward (fewer in young); pectoral fin failing 

 to reach base of pelvic by a distance about equal to diameter of eye. 



brasiliensis (Steindachner) 1879, p. 407. 



Sardinella pinnula T. H. Bean 1 9 1 2 



Bermuda Anchovy 



Figure 98 



Study Material. A total of 41 specimens with caudal fins broken, 74-135 mm SL, 

 including five specimens of type material, 93—135 mm TL, 74-1 14 mm SL; no holo- 

 type designated; all specimens from Bermuda. 



Distinctive Characters. This species is very close to the species herein recognized 

 as anchovia, from which it differs in the more elongated and more robust body and 

 especially in the lower head. 



Description. Proportional dimensions in per cent of standard length, and counts, 

 based on 24 study specimens within the length ranges given above. 



Body: depth 18-22. Maxillary: length 9.2-10.5. 



Caudal peduncle: depth 6.4-8.2. Anal fin: length of base 13-16. 

 Head: length 24-26; depth 15.5- Pelvic fin: length 9.2-10.7. 



17.5. Pectoral fin: length 1 6-1 8.5. 



Snout: length 7.0-7.6. Distance from snout to origin of: dorsal 

 Eye: diameter 5.9-7.0. 41—42.5. 



Interorbital: width 4.2—5.2. 



