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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [36] 
bb. Dorsal rays X-1, 28 ; depth, 23 in length; posterior rays of soft dorsal rays higher 
than the anterior ones; eye small, 5 int head; dorsal outline strongly and reg- 
ularly convex and digoatads pouteR outline straight; snout acute, not round- 
ed, 3} in head; mouth moderate, oblique, maxillary extending beyond pupil ; 
ifslength 2} in head ; teeth of the lower jaw bluntish, in two series anteriorly, 
in a single series laterally; those of the inner series largest ; teeth of the 
upper jaw in a narrow bard, the outer series enlarged; preopercle with a eren- 
ulate membranous margin ; gill-rakers slender, about half as long as the eye, 
7+ 13; dorsal spines slender, the longest 14 in head; soft dorsal rounded pos- 
teriorly ; 16th dorsal ray highest, 2in head; caudal convex; second anal ray 
#+ in head ; pectoral short and broad, slightly shorter than ventrals which 
are 13 in head ; scales‘large, those about the head, nape, and anterior part of 
breast cycloid, the remainder ctenoid; color, silvery white, darker above; 
sides and back with rather distinct dark lines along the scales; spinous dor- 
sal, tips of ventrals and anal dusky; upper part of head brownish; lower 
part of head, cheek, and breast with numerous rusty dots, base of soft dorsal 
and anal rusty ; head 3} in length; depth 22. D.X-I, 28; A. II, 8; scales 
Pema Oe is Cy. 3 eS Le, Shee Ae ane te SIALIs, 34. 
bbb. Dorsal rays X to XII-I, 23 to 25; depth of body about 34 in length; form of C, 
sialis, but the body more dee jaws equal; outer teeth above enlarged 
lower teeth nearly uniserial; eye large, 44 in head ; snout bluntish, 4}; maxil- 
lary 2} in head, extending i middle of pupil; praieere with flexible SEITE ; 
second anal spine, 3} in head; caudal fin subtrancate. Head3} in length; 
depth about 34. D. XIII, 22 2 to 24; A. II, 9; scales about 46; color silvery, 
with faint streaks along the rows of scales Wess ote aisciors SUBZQUALIS,* 35. 
aa. Body rather elongate and compressed, the depth 34 in length; distance from in- 
sertion of ventrals to first anal spine half greater than depth of body; col- 
oration dusky, with conspicuous dark streaks along the rows of scales. 
ce, Body oblong, compressed, the depth nearly uniform from yventrals to vent; 
profile nearly straight and horizontal ; mouth rather wide; maxillary 2} in 
head, reaching middle of eye; upper jaw with several series of minute teeth 
and an outer somewhat enlarged series; lower jaw with a single series of 
rather strong teeth, a pair of minute canine-like teeth at the symphysis ; 
snout short, without pores, 3} in head; chin with 5 large pores; preopercie 
with a crenulate, dermal border; gill-rakers slightly longer than pupil, 5+ 13; 
lower pharyngeals with many small teeth, some of the inner ones much elon- 
gate ; eye slightly shorter than snout, 4} m head, about equal to the inter- - 
orbital area; scales large, their exposed edges much striated, the striew end- 
ing in cilia; scales below lateral line in undulate, sub-horizontal series ; 
lateral line slightly curved, becoming straight above anal; soft portions of 
vertical fins densely covered with scales; soft dorsal and anal with a sealy 
sheath at their base; dorsal caudal and anal rounded behind; ventrals slightly 
longer than pectorals, 1+ in head. Color coppery-grayish, with many minute 
brown points; scales of back and sides each with a dark spot, these forming 
very distinct dusky stripes along the series of scales; stripes below the lateral 
line mostly of continuous spots, those above broken and irregular; upper 
part of head and fins uniform brownish with many minute points. Head 3? 
in Jength ; ; ; depth 34. D. XI-I, 26; A. II, 8; scales 6-50-7 .... BATABANA, ¢ 36. 

v The followi ing is the substance of Poey’ ) ‘account of his Cor vind  subaqualis: Body 
rather elongate ; eye 3$ in head; snout short, rounded ; mouth moderate ; maxillary 
extending to below anterior margin of pupil, the jaws subequal ; tbethein fine bands, 
the outer series longer, and larger above than below ; symphysis with four pores } pre- 
opercle finely dentate ; dorsal fins separated ; second dorsal spine stout; caudal with 
a salient angle; base of anal scaly; anal spine rather strong, its insertion rather pos- 
terior; color silvery; depth 3% (with caudal); head 3%. D. X=], 253 Add, Fs 
