Jordan and Ever mann.— Fishes of North America. 2815 



737(b). STOLEPHORUS ASTILBK, Jordan & Rntter. 



Head 44 in length; depth 4^ to 5. D. 12; A. 19 to 22; eye 3.V in head; 

 pectoral 1^ ; base of anal 1^. Body rather elongate, not greatly com- 

 pressed; edge of belly moderately sharp; head sharp; snout projecting 

 heyond lower jaw, shorter than diameter of eye; tip of lower jaw reach- 

 ing a little past anterior edge of orbit; maxillary reaching gill opening, 

 its end tapering to a sharp point; eye longer than snont, nearly 2 in post- 

 orbital part of head; gill rakers I eye; a slight keel on top of head. 

 Origin of dorsal midway between base of caudal and eye ; scales caduc(ms. 

 Translucent, head silvery; sides without lateral band; a dark spot on top 

 of head; back with black points. This species is similar to Slolephorus 

 brownii, but more slender, head shorter, and lateral silvery stripe want- 

 ing. Length 3 inches. Jamaica. Numerous specimens obtained, (a, 

 not; dri^fh), shining.) 



Stolephorus astilbe, Jordan & Rutter. Troc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Thila. 1897, 95, Jamaica. (Type, 

 No. 4854, L. S. Jr. Univ. Mua. Coll. Joseph Seed Roberts.) 



737(c). fSTOLEPHOBlIS ROBEUTSI, Jordan & Rutter. 



Head 3 in length; depth 4. D. 14; A. 23; scales about 3.5; eye -I in 

 head • pectoral 2k; base of anal Vk; caudal U. Body deep, strongly com- 

 pressed, abdomen compressed to an edge, head large, comi.ressed, the 

 snout rather sharp, projecting beyond lower jaw, a little shorter tlian eye; 

 cheek triangular; op.-rcle large; distance from lower angle of cheek to 

 edge of opercle equal to distance from same point to posterior edge of eye; 

 maxillary short, not reaching root of mandible, its end rounded; lower 

 iaw not reaching beyond anterior edge of orbit; gill rakers longer than 

 eye as long as orbit. Origin of dorsal midway between base ot caudal and 

 front of eye; scales caducous. Color translucent; head silvery, punctu- 

 late above; a silvery lateral band nearly as broad as eye; caudal with 

 dark points, other fins colorless. This species seems to be related to 

 Stolephorus opcrcnlaris, but the lateral band is distinct and the opercle is 

 shorter. .Jamaica; only the type, 2 inches long, known. (Named for 

 Rev. .Joseph Seed Eoberts, of Kingston, Jamaica, who collected the type 

 specimen.) 



Stolephorus rofi.rt^, Jordan & Rutter, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. I'hila. 1897, 95. Jamaica. 

 (Type, No. 4853, L. S. Jr. Univ. Mus.) 

 Page 449. Anchoria can not be maintained as a distinct genus. The 

 name must he placed as a synonym of Stolephorus. 

 Page 450. Add: 



741(a). CETENORAULIS ENOTMEN, Gilbert & Pierson, now species. 

 Head 3 to 3.3; depth 4 to 4.9; eye 4 in head. D. 14 or 15; A. 20 to 23; 

 B 7 (9)- vertebra-. 41. Body compressed, fusiform, not so deep as in G. 

 mysticetlis or C. edentulus. The dorsal and ventral outlines being about 

 equally and regularly curved in the larger specimens; in the smaler speci- 

 mens the ventral contour is more nearly straight. Belly trenchant, but 



