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preopercnlum witli rather smaller scales, those of interoperciilum smaller 

 still. Margins of orbit scaleless, the scales of occiput, which are rather 

 small, advancing to a point very slightly in advance of the anterior or- 

 bital margin. Cheeks, jaws, and fins scaleless. 



Lateral line appro\iching gradually nearer to the dorsal outline toward 

 the i)osterior portion of the body, and running a little above the center 

 of the caudal peduncle ; pores simple. 



Color, in alcohol, dark brown on snout and cheeks, fading to silvery 

 on sides and rest of body 5 behind the pectorals there are traces of 

 golden reflections. 



On the orbital margin, just above the posterior nostril, there is a 

 tubercular projection of the bone. 



Several specimens of this species were sent from Magdalena Bay, 

 Lower California, by Mr. W. J. Fisher. They were unfortunately in 

 rather bad condition, so that the tips of the rays of the soft dorsal and 

 anal are broken off both in the examjile described and in others which 

 were carbolized and dried. 



One of the examples is in the National Museum, Washington, D. C. 



This species should probably be placed in the genus Calamus Poey, 

 which includes also the Fagellus calamus of Cuv. & Val., but as I have 

 not Poey's work at hand I leave it in the Linnsean genus Sparus. 



Dimensions. 



Inches. 



Total length from tip of suoiu to tip of caudal lobe . . * 14. 00 



Total length from tip of snout to end of middle caudal rays 12. 37 



Greatest dej)th across pectoral base 5. 2.5 



Depth of caudal peduncle 1. 00 



Length of head to tip of opercular spine 3. 42 



Tip of snout to upper pectoral axil 3. 90 



Tip of snout to origin of nnal 7. 70 



Tip of snout to origin of dorsal, along dorsal outline 5. 5.") 



Tip of snout to anterior axil of ventrals, along abdominal outline 4. .35 



From orbit to tip of* upper jaw, in straight line 2. 25 



Upper margin of orbit to level of center of interocular space 37 



Longitudinal diameter of eye 76 



Width of interocular space 92 



Length of snout 1.60 



Tip of snout to end of maxillary. ,. 1. 52 



Length of pectorals, center ray 3. fc8 



Length of ventrals 2. 40 



Length of base of dorsal 6. 07 



Length of base of spinous dorsal 3. 88 



Length of first spine of dorsal .53 



Length of second spine of dorsal . 1. 10 



Length of third spine of dorsal 2. 03 



Length of fifth si)ine of dorsal -. 1.97 



Length of anal base 2. 15 



Lengtli of first anal spine 45 



Length of second anal spine -94 



Length of third anal spine 73 



Greatest thickness at operculum L''5 



Greatest distance from abdominal outline to lateral line 4. 05 



