[19] REVIEW OF THE SCLENIDZ. 361 
ent and this disappearing with age; eye 
small, 74 in head; maxillary extending 
to behind pupil, 24 in head; body slen- 
der; subfusiform, moderately com- 
pressed; gill-rakers very short, 3-6. 
Seales small, all cycloid, those on head 
imbedded and brightly silvery ; highest 
dorsal spine 24 in head; pectorals and 
ventrals about equal, 2 in head; caudal 
lunate. Color grayish above, with bright 
reflections; silvery below; lower part 
of tail golden; middle of sides with dark 
punctulations; inside of mouth deep 
orange-yellow ; lining of opercle black ; 
caudal fins dusky whitish, with more or 
less of dark edging ; lower rays of cau- 
dal yellowish; fins otherwise translu- 
cent, unmarked; axil light brownish, 
Head 34 in length; depth 4%. D.IX-I, 
21; A. II, 10. Scales 17-90-15; about 80 
distinct pores in the lateral line. 
PHOXOCEPHALUS, 20. 
qq. Soft dorsal fin with its lower portion covered 
with small, caducous scales. Body com- 
pressed; head conic, more compressed 
than in Cestreus phoxocephalus ; eye mod- 
erate, 5 to 6 in head; maxillary reach- 
ing nearly to posterior margin of orbit, 
24 in head ; lower jaw much projecting ; 
upper teeth mostly biserial; canines 
small, both of them present; lateral 
teeth of lower jaw small; gill-rakers 
short and slender, 2 -++ 7; scales small, 
chiefly cycloid, those on sides of head 
bright silvery; lateral line becoming 
straight above front of anal; caudal fin 
subtruncate; pectoral fins moderate, 2 in 
head; candal weakly double truncate ; 
head 34 in length; depth 44; D. IX-I, 
21 to 23; A. II, 10; scales 13-90-13, 
about 80 distinct pores.. LEIARCHUS, 21. 
pp. Caudal fin rhombic or S-shaped, the middle rays 
produced, the upper lobe usually pointed; 
soft dorsal with 23 to 28 rays. 
8. Soft dorsal entirely naked; anal with a few 
scales; body long and low, spindle- 
shaped, the head slender, subterete, and 
depressed above (suggesting the form of 
Elacate); profile from snout to dorsal 
weakly concave; snout long, rather 
pointed, 4 in head; mouth large, little 
oblique, the lower jaw strongly project- 
ing, the maxillary 23 in head; canine 
teeth 2, short and thick ; lateral teeth 
close-set, of moderate size ; eye small, 84 
