31 . CYPEINID.E CLIOLA. IG5 
tt Edges of teeth more or less serrate or crenate ; dorsal slightly behind ventrals 
(Moxiaxa Girard). 
Teeth 1, 4-4, 1. deliciosa, aurata, formosa. 
h. Teeth Tvith the edges serrate or crenate, nsually without grindin- sur- 
face. (CYpraxELLA Girard.) 
e. Dorsal fin without conspicuous black blotch on its upper posterior 
rays. 
(I Xo ^conspicuous black spot at base of caudal, 
c. Eody very deep, compressed, the depth forming about a thml of 
T , theleugth ’imbrosa, huhalina, giinnisoui. 
ee. Body slenderer, the depth 3 i- 4 i in length. 
, , , . , , hilUngsiana, macrostoma, hidibunda. 
dd. A conspicuous black spot at base of caudal notata vemisla 
cc. Dorsal hu elevated, with a conspicuous black blotch on its posterior 
rays (often obsolete iu the young). 
/. A conspicuous black spot at base of caudal caUiuru. 
ff. No conspicuous black spot at base of caudal. 
g. Teeth wiGiout grinding surface whippJei. 
lb Teeth w-Vl surface analostana. 
lb. Teeth with entire edges m the adult. (Ekogala Jordan.) 
h. Teeth with narrow grinding surface ; anal short. 
11, +1 -..1 X . galactiira, eurgstoma, nivea. 
. Teeth without distinct grinding surface. 
j' Anal hu short, of 8 or 9 rays. 
A. A conspicuous dark blotch ou upper posterior ravs of 
dorsal. 
h Adult males with the fins chiefly red ; a conspicuous 
black spot at base of caudal. . . caUistia, tricliroisHa. 
It. Adult males without red. 
m. A very conspicuous black spot at base of caudal. 
silgmatiira. 
mm. No conspicuous black spot at base of caudal. 
j , „ cocrulea, cJdoristia. 
A/t. JNo dark blotch ou upper posterior part of dorsal. 
... 1 „ zonata. 
jj. Aual flu long, of 10 or 11 rays; fins high. 
xamtira, pgrrhomelas, bgpseJoptera. 
^ liot especially deeper than long, not closely imbricated, 
leeth 4 - 4 ; species of small size. 
t Teeth with grinding surface more or less developed.* {ngbopsis Cope, non 
a. Scales in the lateral line 43 or 44. 
202 . C. tajditGi3a:a (Cope) J. & G. 
Form and general appearance of ITijhorJnjnchus notatus. Head flat 
above. Muzzle very obtuse. Mouth small, inferior, horizontal. Fins 
low. Seales rather small, 27 in front of the dorsal. Olivaceous above; 
torsal scales narrowly black-edged; no vertebral baud; sides and be- 
_Q^^_s ^ery; usually a dusky baud along sides, ending in a dark cauda l 
