Jordan and Evermanti. — Fishes of North America. 431 



rakers short, close-set, 30 below angle, the longest half eye. Scales firm 

 and adherent, the edge roughened ; scales before dorsal similar but 

 smaller. Belly sharply compressed, with strong scutes. Ventrals 2 in 

 head ; pectorals \\. Bluish above, silvery below ; a round black humeral 

 spot; tins pale. Length 8 inches. Gulf of California, rather rare. 

 (Diminutive from Thrissa, -Qftiaoa, a herring or sardine, from the hair-like 

 bones; i^p/.;, a hair.) 



Cbipea Ikrisxiiia, Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, a53, Cape San Lucas. 

 (Type, Nos. 6388, 2524, and 6339. Coll. Xantus.) 



701. SARDISELLA HUMERALIS (Cuvicr & Valenciennes). 

 (Saudina Escamuda ; White-bill ; Pincers.) 



Head 3* ; depth 2f to 3, the Florida specimens (var. penaacola;) aver- 

 aging 2f ; Cuban examples about 3; eye 2|. D. 16; A. 17; scales 

 40; scutes 16 -f- 12. Body deep, with the ventral outline forming an 

 even curve from chin to vent. Eye moderate, A longer than snout. 

 Insertion of ventrals nearer tip of snout than base of caudal. Teeth in 

 jaws small ; a large patch on tongue. Scales very adherent, each with 

 one to four vertical curved stria>, those before dorsal more or less lacini- 

 ate. Silvery, dark humeral spot usually present, but often obscure or 

 wanting ; surrounded by golden in life ; usually a row of dark points 

 extending backward from it along upper parts of body; no distinct 

 longitudinal streaks. Length 8 inches. West Indies and Gulf of Mexico. 

 Abundant from Pensacola and Cedar Keys southward ; the specimens 

 from Florida deeper than others, representing a northern variety or sub- 

 species jyensacolw. {humeralis, pertaining to the shoulder.) 



Uareiigula humeralis, CuviEB & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xx, 293, 1847, Rio Janeiro; 



Bahia; Guadeloupe; San Domingo. 

 Alausa striata, Civier & Valenciennes, I. c, xx, 429, 1847, Guadeloupe; Bahia. 

 Harengiila pemacols, Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1879, 152, Pensacola, Florida. 



(Type, Nos. 22S31 and 22829. Coll. Stearns.) Jordan & Gilbert, Synopsis, 208, 1883. 

 Gupea hitmeralis, Gunthek, Cat., vii, 422, 18G8. 

 Earengtila arcuala, Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1889, 646.* 



Subgenus LXLE, Jordan i& Evermann. 



702. SAKDIXELLA STOLIFERA, (Jordan & Gilbert). 



Head 4|; depth 3^ ; eye 2*. D. 14; A. 16; scales 40-11; scutes 17 + 

 12 =: 29. Vertebrse 20 -(- 22 = 42, the membrane covering the vertebnc 

 silvery. Body deep, much compressed, the belly strongly arched; the 

 greatest depth just before dorsal. Head short ; preopercle vertical. 

 Mouth very small, very oblique, almost vertical, the maxillary reaching 

 front of pupil ; lower jaw longer, the upper scarcely emarginate. Both 

 jaws with a few very small, weak teeth ; a linear patch on tongue ; none on 

 vomer or palatines. Gill rakers slender, numerous, the longest | eye, 

 about 29 below angle. Eye large, longer than ipout. Dorsal fin inserted 

 nearer snout than base of caudal, the ventrals under its first ray; anal 



* This species is probably not identical with Clupea arcuala, Jenyns, Ichth. Voy. Beagle, 134, 

 1842, from Bahia Blanca, Patagonia. 



