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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Depth of hiad much greater than its length; jaws equal; teeth very fine, sharp, in a single series in each 



jaw: no tooth on vomer, palatines or tongue; opercle and preopercle entire: gillrakers -lm t|>. 13 on lower 

 limb, the longest equal to one-half diameter of eye. 



Spinous dorsal of 4 minute spines, connected only at base; anterior rays of soft dorsal and anal greatly 

 elongate, the longest dorsal ray 2 in length; longest anal ray 2.25; caudal deeply forked, 3.5; pectoral 3 5 

 ventrals 4, their tips extending to base of anal; vertical fins without scaly sheath. 



Color in spirits, yellowish, with 5 vertical brown bands of greater width than interspaces, the anterior 

 one forming a distinct ocular band from spinous dorsal through eye to ventrals, the second from anterior of 

 soft dorsal to belly, the third from fifth to fourteenth dorsal rays to anterior of anal: fourth from posterior 



Fig. 5.— Citula halli Evermann & Seale. new species. Type. 



third of dorsal to middle of anal: the fifth near posterior of dorsal and anal; two oblique hands on each 

 caudal lobe; anterior half of dorsal and anal black; ventrals black: pectoral yellowish; opercles dusky; belly 

 with bluish wash 



One specimen, the type. no. 55914 U. S. National Museum (original no. 4029), 2.5 inches long, from San 

 Fabian. 



Easily distinguished from Alectis cHiaris, to which it bears a superficial resemblance, by the low curve 

 of the lateral line. Named for Mr. ('. L. Hall, who collected at San Fabian many of the specimens on which 

 this report is based. 



74. Trachinotus baillonii (Lacepede). liitiUa. 



One specimen from Zamboanga (no. oTlil ; length 8.75 in.). 



Head 3.8 in length: depth 2.3; eye 3.1 in head; snout 4.1; dorsal, anal and caudal lobes much produced, 

 all blackish ; 1 small round black spots on lateral line on middle of side. 



I icepede, Hist. Nut. Poiss., in. 93, pi. .'i.lig. 1. Indian Ocean. 

 TrachynotU8 baillonii. Giinther, Cat., II, 4s4. 



