NO. 2294. FISHES FROM WEST AFRICA— FOWLER. 291 



dorsal. Head pointed, lower profile more inclined. Snout long as 

 broad. Eye large, adipose eyelids wide, hind pupil edge midway 

 in head length. I^Iaxillary to pupil. Lower jaw protrudes. Teeth 

 minute, simple, uniserial in jaws. Row of similar teeth on palatines 

 and small patch on vomer. Tongue pointed, free. Nostrils together, 

 nearly v/idth of pupil before upper front eye edge. Interorbital 

 convex. Rakers about 18+48, lanceolate, slender, equal filaments or 

 about 1 1 in eye. Pseudobranchiae about tliree-fif ths of gill-filaments. 

 Scales small, scutes in lower straight section of lateral line broader. 

 Spinous dorsal origin about midway between front eye edge and soft 

 anal origin in vertical, third spine longest. Soft dorsal inserted 

 nearly midway between front nostril and caudal base, front rays 

 little elevated. Soft anal similar, inserted about midway between 

 hind eye edge and caudal base. Caudal (tips damaged) about If in 

 head. Pectoral not quite to soft anal origin. Ventral close behind 

 pectoral base, three-fourths to spinous anal and vent close before latter. 

 Color in alcoliol uniform brownish, paler below, and body largely with 

 brassy reflections. Black opercular spot little smaller then pupil. 

 Pectoral axil black. Other fins all pale brownish. Dorsal tip and 

 outer portions of soft dorsal and anal each with dark brownish tinge. 

 Length, 331 mm. 



Though I have no European examples for comparison, the above 

 seems to agree with Nilsson's account,^ he giving but 75 scutes, of 

 which were 38 spiny. 



POMATOMUS SALTATRIX (Linnaeus). 



Head, 3|; depth, 3*; D. VIII— II, 25; A. II, 28; scales in latera 

 line (damaged) 85 ( ?) to caudal base and 6 more on latter, 9 above, and 

 16 below; snout, SJ in head, measured from upper jaw tip; eye, 6; 

 •naxillary, 2^^; interorbital, 3 3. Rakers, 3+8, three-fourths of 

 filaments, and latter Ig in eye. Pectoral, If in entire head length. 

 Brown blotch at pectoral base. Length, 396 mm. 



I have no examples over a foot in length for comparison, and these 

 from Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rio Janeiro. The}^ all show 

 but 1 1 developed rakers on the lower arch, the formula so far examined 

 always 3 + n. The scales show no differences except characters of 

 age. The American exa,mples have but few scale denticles, and 

 usually with the numerous circuli unbroken, likely due to their 

 adolescence. The Cape example has strongly denticulated scales 

 and several basal striae. 



DENTEX ARGYP.OZONA Valenciennes. 



Head, 2|; depth, 2§; D. XII, 10, i; A. Ill, 8; scales, 56 in lateral 

 line to caudal base and about 7 more on latter; 7 scales above lateral 



> Prodr. Ich. Scand., 1832, p. 38. In rinu. Codano & Mari Norvegica. 



