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Brevoortia gunteri Hildebrand 1948 



Finescale Menhaden 



Figures 84, 85, 93 



Study Material. A total of 55 specimens, 70-310 mm TL, 53-230 mm SL, from 

 bays in the vicinity of Corpus Christi, Rockport, and Galveston, Texas, including 

 several small ones from the mouth of the Rio Grande and from Brazos Santiago, 



Figure 93. Brevoortia gunteri, 270 mm TL, 205 mm SL, Rockport, Texas, type, USNM 129798. Drawn 

 by Ann S. Green. 



part of Goode's type material oi patronus, which included two species {44: 39); and 

 from Grand Isle, Louisiana (one specimen); all in the USNM collections. 



Distinctive Characters. See Relationship. 



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

 based on the study specimens, 53— 230 mm SL. 



Body: depth 37-45, most frequently 38— 



41. 

 Caudal peduncle: depth, 9.5-12.5, most 



frequently 10— 1 1. 

 Head: length 'i'^~2iS-5^ most frequently 



32-34- 



Snout: length 7.0-10. 



Eye: diameter 6.6—9.5. 



Interorbital: width 7.0—8.0. 



Maxillary: length 14. 5- 17.5, most fre- 

 quently 15. 5-16. 5. 



Mandible: length 17.5—20.5, most fre- 

 quently 18.5— 19. 



Anal fin: length of base 19—23, most fre- 

 quently 20.5—22.5. 



Pelvic fin: length 9.3-1 1. 



Pectoral fin: length 19—23.5, most fre- 

 quently 20—22. 



Scales: oblique series along middle of 

 side (too irregular to count accu- 

 rately) about 60—75. 



