Jordan and Evcnnann. — Fishes of North America. 1385 



the lateral line, which is continuous; similar scales entirely covering the 

 soft parts of the vertical fins, and extending up on the paired fins. Dorsal 

 tin lo\v, with about 11 spines, which are depressible in a groove of scales 

 the tin continuous, but the last spines low, so that a depression occurs 

 between the two parts of the tin, the bases of the spinous and soft parts 

 about equal; soft dorsal rather low in front, not falcate, pointed behind; 

 anal similar to soft dorsal, with 3 spines; caudal fin moderately forked; 

 pectoral fins small, ventrals well behind them. Intestinal canal lono-. 

 Pyloric cieca verj' numerous. Vertebne 9 or 10 + 15 or 16^2.5. This 

 genus contains some 10 species, chiefly confined to the Pacific Ocean, and 

 most of them found in the East Indies. {Hvii>oc,, a hum)), the word more 

 correctiy written cii2ihiis, and referring to a deformed specimen with a 

 hump back.) 



a. Soft part of anal vepy long and low, its longest rays 3J to 4 in head, and 3 in soft part 



of the tin. 1). XI, 14; A. Ill, 12; scales small, about 85 in lateral line, those on 



cheek in 17 .series; teeth about 30 in each jaw, narrow, the jaw short. Color 



bright gray, the sides steel blue, with paler lengthwise stripes of bright bronze. 



Depth more than i length. analogus, 176;:i. 



aa. Anal fin moderately elevated in front and rather short, its rays III, 11, the longest 



ray 1? to 2 in the base of the soft part of the tin. I). XI, U or 12. Teeth 35 to 40 



in each jaw. 



b. Teeth rather narrow and subacute ; maxillary short, barely reaching eye, about 



^ in head. 



c. Scales moderate, 10-65-20 ; anal rays III, 13. Coloration bright plumbeous, 



with many bright yellow streaks on a plumbeous ground. Mouth and 



teeth not fully de.-icribed. incisor, 1764. 



ec. Scales smaller, about 12-67-20; anal moderate, its longest ray 2i in head 



and i base of soft part of fin ; body deep, the depth 2 in length ; 



snout blunt; scales on cheek in 10 series. Coloration dull pale gray, 



the dark streaks broader than in E. analorjvs. A. Ill, 11. 



ELEGANS, 1765. 



cce. Scales rather large, 10-55-16; depth 2i in length; head 3J. Coloration 

 dusky gray, with about 25 gray streaks following the rows of scales, 

 those near middle of body broadest ; a silvery streak along preor- 



bital. D. XI, 12 ; A. Ill, 11. SECTATRIX, 1766. 



bh. Teeth broad and rounded ; maxillary rather long, reaching opposite pupil, 3J 

 in head; scales small, 12-72-24; depth of body 24- in length; head 3}; pec- 

 toral li in head. D. XT, 11; A. Ill, 11. Color dark steel blue, the pale 

 stripes obscure; sometimes varying to entirely bright lemon yellow; 

 sometimes with the head yellow or with yellow blotches. 



LUTESCENS, 1767. 



1763. KYPHOSIS AXALOGUS (Gill). 



Head 4; depth 2^. I). XI, 11; A. Ill, 12 or 13; eye 4i in licad; snout 3; 

 maxillary 3i; pectoral 1^^ e(iual to ventrals; longest ray of soft dorsal 3^; 

 longest dorsal spine 2^; upper lobe of caudal as long as head; scales 

 13-76-20; gill rakers 8 -\- 16. Body compressed, elliptical; profile in some 

 specimens evenly curved from tip of snout to dorsal, in others slightly 

 produced before eyes and concave over snout. Mouth small, horizontal; 

 jaws equal; teeth in a single series, from 22 to 28 in each jaw; maxillary 

 extending to the vertical from the front of eye. Snout, lower jaw, and 

 preorltital naked, head elsewhere with scales: 12 to 15 rows of scales on 

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