NO. 2294. FISHES FROM WEST AFRICA— FOWLER. 283 



soft dorsal origin and 12 to 15 below; snout, 3 to 3^ in head; eye, 3^ 

 to 4-1^; maxillary, 3 i to 3|; interorbital, 3| to 5. Back little elevated, 

 body well compressed; least depth of caudal peduncle, 1^^- to 1^ its 

 length, or 3^ to 3J in head. Head width, 2J to 2| its length. Snout 

 conic, long as wide, little longer in young. Eye little advanced or 

 hind pupil edge midway in head length. Mouth small, well inclined, 

 lower jaw slightly included. Maxillary to front nostril, to hind 

 nostril in yoimg. Bands of fine teeth in jaws. Interorbital convex. 

 Hind preopercle edge with 16 denticles, lower larger. Rakers, ii 

 6 + 16, lanceolate, about 2 in filaments and latter 1^ in eye. Scales 

 with 8 to 10 basal striae. Scales smaller along body edges and fin 

 bases. Tubes in lateral line simple. Dorsal spines strong, third, 2^ 

 to 2J in head; second ray, 2f to 2|. Second anal spine longest, 2 to 2\ 

 in head, always slightly longer than third, first ray, 2| to 2^. Caudal 

 emarginate, 1| to IJ in head; pectoral, 1^ to IJ; ventral, If to 1§. 

 Color in alcohol brownish on back, sides and below silvery- white. 

 Back above lateral line with many dark obscure spots, rather irregular 

 and broken into blotches though mostly in oblique rows. Pale 

 lengthwise subbasal streaks on dorsals with pale brown above and 

 below. Round deep brown blotch on opercle above, slightly less 

 than eye. Eight examples, 140 to 175 mm. Loando. 



In this and the following species the long anal spines are always 

 shorter than the first anal ray, whereas in P. juhelini the second at 

 least is longer. The following species differs from P. suillum in the 

 second spine constantly subequal with the third, and the increased 

 anal rays. 



POMADASIS BENNETTII (Lowe). 



Head, 2f to 2|; depth, 2f to 2f ; D. XI, I, 16; A. Ill, 12; scales, 

 52 to 54 in lateral line to caudal base and 6 to 8 more on latter; 7 or 8 

 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin and 13 below; snout S^ 

 to 3f in head; eye, 3 to 3^; maxillary, 3 J to 3J; interorbital, 3| to 

 4^. Back scarcely elevated and least depth of caudal peduncle 

 slightly greater than eye. Head width about 2| its length. Snout 

 conic, about long as wide. Eye little advanced or hind pupil edge 

 about midway in head length. Mouth small, lower jaw slightly 

 included. Maxillary to front nostril. Bands of fine teeth in jaws. 

 Interorbital slightly convex. Hind preopercle edge with 23 denticles. 

 Rakers ii, 6 + 12, iii, lanceolate, about 2 in filaments or 4 in eye. 

 Scales with 7 or 8 basal striae. Scales smaller along fin bases and body 

 edges. Tubes in lateral line simple. Third dorsal spine, 2| in head; 

 first dorsal ray, 2f ; second anal spine, 2f ; first anal ray, 2. Caudal 

 emarginate, IJ in head; pectoral; 1|; ventral. If. Color in alcohol 

 brownish on back, sides, and below silvery-white; above lateral line 

 traces of deeper brown obsolete dots or small spots. Fins all brown- 



