30. ENGRAULIDID.E STOLEPHORUS. 273 



:«.'> (luucli smaller and more oompressod, probably the yoniij; of .<?. ringcnn, but occur- 

 riii.i;- in large seliools) : Enfjraulin jj«/c/(e//«s Girard, U. 8. Nav. Astrou. Exped. ZoiJl. FLsli. 

 •247.) 



tl Sides with a distinct silvery lateral band. 



t LJelly compressed to an edge and faintly serrated. 



453. S. bE'Owni (Gmol.) J. & G.— Anchovy. 



Olivaceous; sides silvery; the silvery lateral band about as wide 

 as the eye, very distinct, more so than in our other species. Body 

 rather elongate, compressed, not elevated. Head rather short, the 

 snout projecting- much beyond the tip of the lower jaw. Teeth pretty 

 strong, maxillary extending beyond base of mandible, but not quite 

 reaching to the edge of the gir- opening. Eye large, 3:^ in head. Gill- 

 rakers long, but shorter than in /S. compresstat. Anal with a sheath of 

 scales; dorsal inserted nearer caudal than snout. Head 3f ; depth 4f. 

 D. 12; A. 20; Lat. I. 40. L. 4-G inches. Cape Cod to Brazil; very 

 abundant southward. 



{Atherinahrowni Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1397; Giintlier, vii, 389: CI iquM vittata MiivhiW^ 

 Trans. Lit. &. Pliil. Soe. N. Y. i, 45'i: EiifjraaHs mltchiUi Giintlier, vii, 391: Engraalin 

 vittatus of most recent writers.) 



454. S. tiiulcus (Goode & Bean) Jor. & Gilb. 



Snout somewhat compressed. Maxillary slightly dilated, ending in an 

 acute point, which extends backward to the ^ill-openings, toothed along 

 its entire lower edge; minute teeth in botli jaws. Gill-rakers not verj' 

 numerous, the longest as long as the eye. Origin of dorsal midway be- 

 tween i)osterior margin of orbit and the root of the caudal. Lateral 

 stripe one-third the height of the body. Head 3| in length; depth 5J. 

 Eye greater than snout. I). 15; A. 22. {Goode & Bean.) Clear Water 

 Harbor, Florida. Evidently closely related to S. broicni. 



{EngrauUs hiulciis Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. ii, 343, 1S79.) / 



tt Belly not carinated or serrated. 



a. Body not strongly compressed, very slender. 



455. S. pcrfasriatus (Pocy) Jor. & Gilb. 



Body elongate, much slenderer than in iS. hroicni, and not so much 

 compressed. Head not so deep as in *S'. hroicni, more pointed, the snout 

 rather shari>. Eye rather small, l.j in head, not longer than snout. 

 ]\Iaxillary teeth well developed; mandibulary teeth very slender. Gill- 

 rakers very long, as long as eye. JMaxillary shorter than in *S'. hrowni, 

 not reaching quite to the base of the mandible. Belly slightly com- 

 pressed, not serrated. Scales very deciduous. Ventrals short, very- 

 Bull. Nat. Mus. No. 10 18 



