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dorsal spine 24 in head; anal scaleless, its second spine very strong, 14 in 
head; pectoral 1? in head; color silvery, with narrow dark streaks above 
the lateral line; both dorsals profusely covered with fine dark spots; head 
34; depth 3}. D. X-I, 35; A. II, 7; scales 67 to 68; those in the lateral line 
RCALCGLy AL COL se eet holes he ona Lh cate os wine co uaelanitetas SQUAMIPINNIS, 72. 
aa. Mouth small, inferior, the maxillary barely reaching front of eye, about 34 in head; 
lower jaw included; caudal fin less thickened ; preorbital more or less cav- 
ernous and turgid (Lepipterus Cuv. & Val.). 
e. [Dorsal rays X-I, 33; body elongate; head long and depressed over the eyes; 
depth 6 in length; head 4; maxillary concealed under preorbital; teeth in 
fine bands; mouth small, maxillary not reaching to front of eye; preopercle 
serrate; dorsal spines feeble, flexible, and little elevated; dorsal rays sub- 
equal; caudal rounded; dorsal and caudal completely scaled ; second anal 
spine curved and compressed, larger and stronger than in related species ; 
color entirely silvery, with numerous darker lines along the back; brown 
spots on second dorsal. D. X-I,33; A.II,7.] (Cuv. & Val.)..FRANCISCT, 73. 
ce. Dorsal rays X-1, 26 to 29. 
d, Second anal spine very long, 2 in head; anterior profile more or less concave, 
rather steep posteriorly; profile of snout convex; snout 3in head; mouth small, 
with very small teeth overlapped by the turgid and translucent preorbital ; 
eye large, 44in head; maxillary 34; caudalfin rhombic, densely scaled, but 
less thickened than in P. squamipinnis; soft dorsal much scaly; anal 
naked; dorsal spines slender, the longest 2 in head, about as long as sec- 
ond anal spine; preopercle strongly serrate ; gill-rakers very small; pec- 
toral 14in head; color brownish, silvery below ; traces of 2 or 3 faint dark 
streaks on posterior part of body above; spinous dorsal mostly black; soft 
dorsal with some dark spots; head 34 to 3% in length; depth 3} to 34. D 
X-I, 26 to 29; A. II, 6to 8; scales 65 (pores) to 70 (series)... BONARIENSIS, 74. 
dd. [Second anal spine shorter, 3 in head; body slightly compressed and some- 
what elongate; head conical, elongate; snout produced and somewhat 
pointed, 2} in head; eye 4in head; preorbital much swollen, concealing 
the maxillary ; mouth inferior, small; maxillary not reaching to below eye; 
preopercle with moderate spinous teeth; longest dorsal spines ? of depth 
of body ; all the spines slender ; soft dorsal scaly } of its height; caudal 
pointed ; second anal spine 3 in head; anal rays naked, shorter than dor- 
sal rays; scales small, finely ciliated; teeth minute, scarcely perceptible in 
upper jaw, in a fine villiform band below ; body and second dorsal with 
blackish spots; head 4 in length; depth 44. D. X-I,26; A.II, 7; scales 
Sea el GAIN ET  ) aiete ak Rad 2 ae Raine ope arian a= aan _ SoHOMeATEGET. 75. 
72. PACHYURUS SOQUAMIPINNIS. ‘ 
Pachyurus squamipinnis (misprinted ‘squamipennis”) Agassiz, Spix. Pisc. Bras., 122, 
plate 71, 1829 (Brazil). Giinther, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., ii, 281, 1860 (Atlantic 
Ocean). Steindachner, Ichthyol. Beitr., viii, 13, 1879 (Rio Sao Francisco; 
Rio das Velhas). 
Pachyurus lundii (Reinhardt, MS.). Liitken, Velhas-Flodens Fiske, xx, 1875 (Rio das 
Velhas). 
Habitat.—Rivers of Brazil. 
The numerous specimens of this species which we have examined are 
from the Rio das Velhas, in Brazil. The largest of these (8634, M. C. 
Z.) is about 15 inches long. 
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