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dusky 5 lower jaw yellowish, dotted with black. Cuban specimens show 

 more orange tinge, orange streaks being distinct along the rows of 

 scales. 



Body comparatively deep and compressed ; lower jaw projecting ; 

 teeth in broad patches on jaws, vomer, palatines, and tongue ; maxil- 

 larj' nearly reaching middle of eye ; its length, 2| in head; eye very 

 large, considerably longer than snout, 2| in head ; cheeks and opercles 

 striate ; gill- rakers rather few and not long ; scales large, firm, but not 

 adherent as in other species of this group [Harengula), readily decidu- 

 ous ; each scale crossed by several conspicuous radiating ridges ; in- 

 sertion of dorsal little before that of ventrals, at a point considerably 

 nearer snout than base of caudal ; dorsal a little higher than long, its 

 free edge concave ; anal low ; i)ectorals nearly reaching ventrals, 1^ in 

 head. 



Head 3^ in length to base of caudal ; depth, 3^ ; D, 1, 15 ; A. 18 ; Lat. 

 1. 36. Ventral scutes about 15 -\- 10. Length of specimen described 

 about 8 inches. Specimens in National Museum are numbered 34993. 



15. Clupea pensacolas (Goode &, Beau). Pilchard, 



Exceedingly common, in large schools. Our specimens agree fully 

 with others from Cedar Key and Pensacola. The species much re- 

 sembles the Cuban one for which Poey has adopted the name CI. chipeola. 

 The latter is, however, constantly more elongate, and differs in some 

 other respects. 



Key West specimens, in life, were light green above ; a lustrous 

 yellow streak along sides ; no humeral spot; fins all -pale-, the caudal 

 lobes dusky at tip ; upper part of eye dark ; scales of back dark-edged. 



ALBULIDiE. 



16. Albula vulpes (Liunfeus). Bone-fisli. 



Not rare. The " bone-fish," elsewhere in the United States, held in 

 low esteem as a food-fish, is highly valued at Key West. 



ELOPIDiE. 



17. Elops saurus Linruens. Tenpounder. 



Not rare. A food fish of moderate value. 



18. Megalops atlanticus (Cuv. & Val.). Tarpum. 

 Occasionally taken. 



SYNODONTIDiE. 



19. Synodus foeteiis Linnseus. 

 One large specimen taken. 



20. Synodus spixianus Pocy. Sand-fish. 



Common ; taken with the seine in sandy or muddy bottom. None of 

 the specimens seen are more than 9 inches long. 



