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of A. venezuelae), the largest 34 + 45, and the intermediate one 33 + 40 on one side 

 and 28 + 36 on the other. 



Range. Known from only three specimens, two from Cano de Guanoco, Venezuela, 

 and the type from Para, Brazil. 



Synonyms and References: 



Anchovia pallida Starks, Stanf. Univ. Publ., Univ. Ser., 191 3: 9, pi i (orig. descr.; type local. Pari, Brazil; 



type SU 22216; cf. Engraulis endentulus Cuvier, E.vaillanti Steindachner and Cetengraulis juruensis 



Boulenger). 

 Anchoviella venezuelae Fowler, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 83, 193 1: 406, fig. 6 (orig. descr.; type local. 



Cano de Guanoco, mouth of Rio San Juan, Venezuela; type ANSP 53322; cf. Anchovia parva Meek 



and Hildebrand). 

 Anchoviella pallida Fowler, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., pj, 1941 : 126 (synon., descr., Ceara, Brazil); Fowler, 



Arqu. Zool. estad. Sao Paulo, J (6), 1941 : 134 (ref Brazilian rec); Hildebrand, Bull. Bingham oceanogr. 



Coll., 5(2), 1943: 134, fig. 59 (descr., A.venezuelae in synon.); Schultz, Proc. U. S. nat. Mus., 99, 



1949: 48 (synon., refs.). 



Anchoviella elongata (Meek and Hildebrand) 1923 

 Figure 49 



Study Material. Specimens 65— 100 mm: the type material trom Mindi, Canal 

 Zone, one specimen from Porto Bello, Panama, and 22 from Puerto Pilon, Panama. 



Distinctive Characters. This species is readily recognized by the slender body, 

 the very large eye, and the moderately few anal rays and gill rakers. In the length and 

 shape of the maxillary it approaches the genus Anchoa rather closely. 



Description. Proportional dimensions in per cent of standard length, aud counts, 

 based on at least 14 specimens in Study Material. 



Body: depth 17.5-20. Anal fin: length of base 22-23.7. 



Head: length 25.5-27. Pectoral fin: length 1 5.3-1 6.3. 



Snout: length 4.5-5.1. 



Eye: diameter 8.2-9.0. Scales: ca. 36-40. 



Postorbital: distance 1 2.1 -13.3. Gill rakers: 17 or 18 + 22—24. 



Maxillary: length 19-20. Fin rays: dorsal 13 or 14; anal 22-24; 



Mandible: length 1 7.8-1 8.8. pectoral 12 or 13. 



Vertebrae: 39 (2 specimens). 



Body slender, moderately compressed, its depth 5.0—5.7 in SL. Head 3.6—3.9 

 in SL, its depth equal to postorbital part of head and half of eye. Snout projecting about 

 half of its length beyond mandible, 5.3-5.8 in head. Eye large, 3.0-3.3 in head. Post- 

 orbital part of head 2.0—2.25 i" head. Maxillary moderately blunt distally, reaching 

 nearly or quite to joint of mandible (approaching the genus Anchoa In these respects), 

 extending nearly an eye's diameter beyond posterior rim of orbit, 1.3— 1.45 in head. 

 Mandible 1.45— 1.5. Cheek about equal to length of eye, its posterior angle approxi- 

 mately 60°. 



