[15] REVIEW OF THE SCLENIDA. 3DT 
somewhatelevated; snout rather short, 
not very acute, 44 in head; mouth 
smaller than in related species ; maxil- 
lary 24 in head, reaching to below pos- 
; terior margin of pupil; gill-rakers long 
and slender, 4 -++ 9, the longest half eye ; 
lower pharyngeals very slender; dorsal 
fins contiguous ; membrane of soft dor- 
sal scaled to its tips; scales weakly 
ctenoid; lateral line much curved ante- 
riorly, becoming straight under sey- 
enth dorsal spine ; color grayish silvery, 
thickly punctulate above and on sides 
to level of pectorals, then abruptly 
silvery,a row of dark points marking 
the line of division; snout and tip of 
lower jaw blackish; mouth white 
within ; lower fins white, upper dusky; 
head 34 in length; depth 33. D. X-I, 27 
to 29; A. ITI, 9 or 10; scales 6-58 to 62-7. 
NotuHus, 11. 
hh. Coloration brownish silvery above, with many dark-brown spots, 
arranged in undulating streaks ; body 
more or less compressed; eye moderate, 
5 to 7 in head; maxillary extending to 
below posterior margin of eye, 24 in 
head; canines large; color brownish 
silvery, with iridescent reflecticns, and 
marked with many small, rather irreg- 
ular dark-brown spots, some of which 
form undulating lines running upward 
and backward; upper fins dusky, lower 
yellowish 2tss.7s2< sieeee REGALIS, 12. 
x. Snout not very sharp, about 44 (4 to 44) 
in head; gill-rakers long and slender, 
usually 5+ 10 to 12 in number; mem- 
branes of soft dorsal and anal more or 
less closely scaly, the scales readily de- 
ciduous; head 34; depth about 4}. D. 
X-I, 26 to 29; A. II, 11 to 13; scales 
6-56 - Ihe aa)= eet Var. regalis, 12 (a). 
xx. Snout very sharp, 3? to 3# in length 
of head; gill-rakers shorter, rather 
slender, 4+ 8 or 9 in number; mem- 
brane of soft dorsal and anal with very 
few scales, these readily deciduous ; 
head 34 in length; depth 42. D. X-I, 
24 or 25; A. II, 10 or 11; scales 5-52-8. 
Var. thalassinus, 12 (b). 
bb. Soft rays of the dorsal and anal scaleless ; gill-rakers comparatively short and 
thickish, usually not longer than pupil, 
and but 6 to 8on lowerlimb of the arch. 
j. Coloration not uniform, grayish and silvery, the back with dis- 
tinct darker spots, lines, orreticulations; 
caudal fim truncate, or slightly double 
concave. 
