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Teeth slender and pointed, those of inner row about 25 to 30 iu each 

 side of each jaw. Teeth and bones of head not green. 



Maxilhiry not entirely concealed by the preorbital. luterorbital 

 space with a long-, narrow, rather shallow groove, with a median longi- 

 tudinal ridge; the groove is scaly and widens slightly anteriorly. Two 

 parallel ridges on occiput. 



Cheeks and opercles everywhere closely scaled. No gill-rakers. Scales 

 not green, of moderate size. 



Dorsal tin low, the posterior rays the shortest, the longest ray of an- 

 terior lobe H in postorbital part of head. Anal higher than dorsal 

 and beginning in advance of it. Caudal fin well forked. Pectorals 

 about equaling length of postorbital part of head. Yentrals about 

 half length of postorbital part of head, the insertion slightly nearer 

 base of median caudal rays. 



Head "2^ in length : depth about one-sixth head. D, I, 15; A. 1, 17. 

 Lat. 1. about 225. 



Color in life. — Light green above, rendered dusky by fine dots ; 

 sides and below whitish silvery ; a well-defined dark bluish lateral 

 stripe, narrow and intense toward head, becoming much wider poste- 

 riorly. Several dark streaks formed of single series of fine black dots 

 on middle of back. Sides of head, and of body in front of ventral fins, 

 with conspicnous coarse black specking; these forming a dark bar in 

 front ofopercle; angle of mouth dark blue; tip of lower jaw reddish. 



Fins all pale ; caudal dusky at tip. 



Three specimens, from 10 to 13 inches in length, were taken in the 

 seine at Key West. 



3. Queriniana gyrans. 



Close to Q. harengus, but differing in coloration, size of scales, fin rays, 

 &c. 



Body compressed, especially below ; upper anterior profile descending 

 in a curve to the short snout; top of head transversely convex, mouth 

 rather narrow, oblique, the symphysis of lower jaw forming an acute 

 angle. Teeth in a single series iu upper jaw, rather better developed 

 than in species of ilHgil, but not evidently of different character. Eye 

 large, equaling interorbital width, 3f in head, about twice length of 

 snout. 



Origin of ventral fins midway between snout and end of anal fin; pec- 

 torals long, five times iu length of body; vertical fins, apparently scale- 

 less. 



Head 3^ in length; depth 3^. D. IV-I, 7; A. 11, 7 (or 8?). Lat. 1. 

 28 or 29. 



Color. — Some specimens (perhaps females) green above; sides and 

 belly, silvery; middle of back with a large pale area, shining silvery 

 when iu the water. Other specimens (perhaps males) with a broad cop- 

 pery olive shade along the sides, extending on the back; color other- 

 wise the same; the pale dorsal blotch as iu the other. Fins, pale. 



