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third to three-fifths of eye. Rakers, v, 1+7 or 8, iv, lanceolate, 

 about seven-eighths of filaments; latter If in eye. Pseudobranchiae 

 nearly large as eye. Scales finely ctenoid, with about 20 basal striae. 

 Scales above lateral line parallel, below in horizontal rows. Small 

 scales on breast, more so on vertical fin bases. Cheek with 7 rows 

 of scales. Suprascapula denticulate marginally. Lateral line con- 

 current with back, tubes inconspicuous. Spinous dorsal begins 

 about over pectoral origin; fourth spine 2| in head. Soft dorsal 

 inserted about midway between spinous dorsal origin and caudal 

 base; eighth ray, 2f to 3 in head. Anal inserted slightly behind 

 soft dorsal origin; second spine longest, or 3 to 3^ in head. Soft anal 

 rounded; third ray longest, or 2| to 2^ in head. Hind caudal edge 

 slightly emarginate. Pectoral, If to If in head; ventral, 1^ to If, 

 but not quite to vent, which little nearer its tip than anal origin. 

 Ventral spine about two-fifths to three-fifths in fin; first ray fila- 

 mentous. 



Color in alcohol brown on back above, paler to whitish below. No 

 yellow spots on scales. From below hind nostril to lower eye edge 

 narrow pale bluish line, bordered above and below with brown and 

 not extended beyond eye. Fins brownish, ventral pale; lower front 

 anal edge whitish and soft dorsal with two irregular rows of darker 

 bro^Ti spots on ni'embranes below middle. Iris pale. Two exam- 

 ples, 63 to 172 mm. 



Bleeker's figure shows ^ the scales above and below the lateral 

 line in irregular rows, the maxillary nearly to eye center, no pale 

 line below eye, and scales in lateral line branched. 



POMADASIS JUBELINI (Cuvier). 



Three examples, 103 to 175 mm. 



POMADASIS BENNETTIl (Lowe). 



One example (see page 283). 



EUCINOSTOMUS MELANOPTERUS (Bleeker). 



He'ad 2f to 3f ; depth, 2| to 3i; D. IX, 10; A. Ill, 7; scales 

 (pockets), 40 to 42 in lateral line to caudal base and 4 to 7 more on 

 latter; 4 or 5 scales above lateral line, 8 or 9 below; snout, 3 to 3 J 

 in head from upper jaw tip; eye, 2f to 3f ; maxillary, 2f to 3; inter- 

 orbital, 3^ to 3f. Form elongate, rather fusiform, compressed. 

 Caudal peduncle compressed; least depth, § to 1 in length. Head 

 large, pointed, compressed; flat sides very slightly converge below; 

 width, 2J to 2^ in head. Snout conic, long as wide. Eye large, 

 advanced, hind pupil edge but very slightly behind center in head 



I Nat. Verhandel. HoU. Maats. "Wet. Haarlem, vol. 18 (P. Guin6e), 1863, p. 50, pi. 9, fig. 2. Ashantee. 

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