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half of eye and base of caudal. Anal fin with origin under or near beginning of posterior 

 third of dorsal base, its base 4.25—4.9 in SL. Pelvic usually inserted slightly nearer to 

 origin of anal than to base of pectoral. Pectoral long, falcate, usually failing to reach 

 pelvic by only diameter of pupil, its longest ray in a few specimens with a slight filament, 

 the rays decreasing rapidly in length after the third one, the shortest ray scarcely reach- 

 ing past midlength of first (uppermost) one, 1.5-1.9 in head. Axillary scale of pec- 

 toral broad at base, scarcely reaching beyond midlength of fin, 3.0—3.6 in head. 



Figure 39. Anchoa lamprotaenia, paratype, 60 mm TL, 48 mm SL, from Key West, Florida, USNM 35000, 

 with pectoral fin enlarged. Drawn by Louella E. Cable. 



Color. Preserved specimens pale. Side of head bright silvery. Silvery lateral band 

 prominent, not quite as wide as eye. Punctulations on back not prominent; a few dark 

 dots at base of anal; dorsal and caudal with a few dusky points; other fins unmarked. 



Size. A. lamprotaenia apparently attains a smaller size than A. hepsetus, the largest 

 seen being only 92 mm (3.7 in.) TL. 



Reproduction. Specimens taken at Key West, Florida, June i i, 1936, and at Bush 

 Key (Tortugas), Florida, July 23, 1937, contained well-developed roe, showing that 

 at least some spawning takes place in southern Florida during midsummer. 



Range and Habitat. From southern Florida through the West Indies to Panama, 

 and probably to northern Brazil as shown by an imperfect specimen. The collections 

 studied were apparently taken in shallow water near shore. The species is common in 

 the Florida Keys, where A. hepsetus seems to be very rare. 



Synonyms and References: 



Stolephorus brou'nii Jordan, Proc. U. S. nat. Mus., 7, 1885: 106 (abund. at Key West, Florida; specimens 

 USNM 35000 are A . lamprotaenia); Evermann and Marsh, BuU. U. S. Fish Comm. (1900), 20 (i), 



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