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dd. Anal rays, in, 12 or 13; snout long and sharp, less than 3 in head; eye 

 small, about 5 in head. Jaws equal, with a narrow band of slen- 

 der teeth, the outer above a little larger; maxillary not reaehiug 

 to eye; preopercle very slightly serrate above, the serra' blunt, 

 obsolete below; gill-rakers short and slender, x + 12. Scales 

 small ; the crown, cheeks, and pieces of the gill-cover ef)vered 

 with small scales; snout in advance of tlie nostrils, suborbitals 

 and lower jaw naked; dorsal and anal spines inclosed in a deep 

 scaly sheath. Outline of dorsal slightly notched; anal rather 

 high ; pectoral shortish ; caudal well-forked. 

 /. Second anal spine shorter than third, more than 5 times in head. 



<7. Body ovate-elliptical, much elevated at shoulders, depth less than 3 

 in body; scales comparatively snuill, 10-60-19; dorsal rays, 16. 

 Ccdor metallic brownish-olive above, changing to yellowish on 

 belly ; indistinct golden streaks along rows of scales ; yellowish and 

 bluish blotches on fin membranes. Head, 3^; depth, 2|; D. xii 

 or XIII, 16; A. in, 12 or 13; scales, 10-60-19; maxillary, 3i^; eye, 5; 

 preorbitai, 3i ; pectoral, IJ; snout, 2^ ; spinous dorsal, 2| ; second 

 anal spine, 5^ ; anal rays, 3; base soft dorsal in spinous, 1^-. 



Chkysopteru.s, 79. 

 gff. Body elongate-elliptical, slightly elevated at shoulders; depth, 3i 

 in body ; scales comparatively large, 8-60-16 ; dorsal rays, 15. Color 

 metallic grayish-blue above, yellowish below; faint lighter 

 streaks following the rows of scales ; blotches on tin membranes. 

 Head, 3J ; depth, 3i; D. xii, 15; A. iii, 12; scales 8-60-16; maxil- 

 lary, 3^; eye, 5; preorbitai, 3f; pectoral, IJ; snout, 2J-; spinous 

 dorsal, 3; second anal spine, 5f ; anal rays, 3; base soft dorsal in 



spinous, If POEYi, 80. 



ff. Second anal spine about as long as third, less than 5 times in head ; 

 mouth small, maxillary 4 in head; snout short, 2.| in head; spin- 

 ous dorsal high, 2i in head. Body oblong, the back elevated, lees 

 so than in chalceus; the profile convex at the nape, depressed 

 above eye, thence perfectly straight to the tip of snout. Color 

 brownish gray above, soiled silvery below ; upper parts with eight 

 diffuse crossbands as wide as the interspaces, extending to below 

 middle of sides; membrane of opercle dark, some dark streaks 

 following rows of scales; dorsal with some dull orange and some 

 pale round spots as in c/ir2/soj)'e>-Hs. Head, 3;!; depth, 2§; D. xii 

 or XIII, 15-16; A. m, 12; scales 9-60-18 ; maxillary, 4; eye, 4f ; 

 preorbitai, 4; pectoral, 1; snout, 2?; spinous dorsal, 2^ ; second 

 anal spine, 4; anal rays, 2^; base soft dorsal in spinous, IJ. 



Cantharinus, 81. 

 hh. Soft dorsal and anal coA^ered with small scales. (Isaciella Jordan & Fcslcr.) 

 h. Preopercle entire; preorbitai broad, 4| in head; mouth rather 

 large, maxillary shorter than snout. Body rather elongate, in 

 form intermediate between brevqnntiis and chalceus; ijack elevated 

 and compressed, especially anteriorly; profile regularly rounded; 

 mouth larger than in other species of Orihojmstis; teeth small, 

 the outer aboAC longer, slender, and close-set; maxillary not 

 reaching to opposite front of eye ; gill-rakers of moderate length, 

 a little shorter than pupil, x-fl4; snout long, moderately sharp; 

 eye moderate; jaws subequal; scales large; some series of 

 scales on soft dorsal and anal, a row close behind each ray. 



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