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specimens, to be a slip of the peu for Cardou. If this is true, the species 

 is not known from the Atlantic. 



The numerous specimens collected by Professor Gilbert having been 

 destroyed by fire, we are unable to add anything to Dr. Giinther's ac- 

 count, which is sufficiently full and accurate. 



Genus 3. — Querimana. 



Querimana, Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus,, 1882, 588 (harengus). 



This genus includes little mullets, some of them of very small size, 

 with distinct teeth in the jaws rather than cilia, and with but two spines 

 in the anal fin. In this last regard they differ from the genus MyxuSy 

 Giinther, which has three anal spines. The species, so far as known, are 

 all American, and are very closely related. We refer 3fugil curvidem 

 provisionally to this genus, not having seen its type. It may, however, 

 prove to belong to Myxns. 



ANALYSIS OF SPECIES OF QUERIMANA. 



o. Teeth in lowcrjaw distinct ; aual rays II, 9 or II, 10. 

 h. Teeth unusually strong, those in the lower jaw directed downwards and forwards, 



like those in the upjier Curvidens, 9. 



hh. Teeth feebler, rather ciliiform, the lower not curved downwards. Ciliilabis, 10. 

 aa. Teeth in lower jaw obsolete; species of very stnall size. 



c. Anal rays II, 9 or II, 10 ; lut., 1. ,38 Harengus, 11. 



cc. Anal rays II, 7; lat. 1., 29 or 30 Gyrans, 12. 



9. Querimana curvidens. 



Mugil curvidens, Cuv. & Val., xi, 1836, 149, pi. 313 (Ascension, Bahia). 

 Myxua curvidens, Gxjnther, iii, 1861, 467 (copied). 



Hahitat. — Island of Ascension, Bahia. 



Nothing is known of this species except what is contained in the 

 original description. 



10. Querimana ciliilabis. 



Mugil ciliilaMs, Cuv. & Val., xi, 1836, 151 (Callao). 



Mtjxus ciliilabis, GtJNTHER, iii, 1861, 467 (copied) Steindachner. 



Querimana ei^iiZa&Js, Jordan, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1883, 283 (Callao). 



Habitat. — Coast of Peru. 



The original types of this species in the museum at Paris have been 

 examined by Professor Jordan. The species is very close to Q. harengus, 

 differing in the rather stronger dentition, stiffened cilia or teeth being 

 present in both jaws, rather strongest in the upper. Head,3| in length ; 

 depth, 4^; no adipose eyelid ; preorbital serrate; anal spines, 2; first 

 soft ray of anal simple, but evidently articulate. 

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