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illary 3 in head; eye 3%; snout 4% ; dorsal lobe 175 in 
head; pectoral 1% in head; caudal % longer than head. 
Body very deep, compressed, the back much elevated. 
Snout very blunt and convex, the rest of profile straight 
and steep; base of dorsal and anal very oblique. Dorsal 
and anal lobes rather low. Caudal long. Lateral line 
little elevated in front, the curve 1% in straight part. 
Gill-rakers very short, about 5+9. Teeth persistent, in 
specimens 7 inches long. 
Bluish gray, silvery below, tinged with yellow, every- 
where much soiled with blackish spots, no distinct mark- 
ings anywhere, the axil only slightly dusky; fins all dusky 
except middle of caudal and lobe of anal, and the ventrals 
which are whitish. 
Types, No. 2691; 1.8. Jr.Univ. Mus. 
g8. Trachinotus kennedyi Steindachner. PALOMETA. 
Two large specimens obtained in the surf. This spe- 
cies was originally described by Steindachner from Mag- 
dalena Bay, and has been recorded by Dr. Gilbert from 
Mazatlan and from Panama. 
Head 3%; depth at vent 2%; at anal 2,4; D. VI-1, 
19; A. II, 1, 16. Curve of lateral line 1% in straight 
part. Eye 5 in head; maxillary 2%; dorsal lobe 14; 
caudal 4% longer than head; pectoral 14% in head; snout 
32; least depth of caudal peduncle 3% in head. 
Body oblong, compressed, and elevated at bases of 
dorsal and anal. Anterior profile of head an even curve, 
the snout blunt and convex; line straight from nape to 
dorsal. Mouth moderate, very oblique, subinferior, 
the lower jaw much shorter than upper, the maxillary 
reaching to posterior border of pupil. Teeth obsolete. 
Tail widely forked, the lobes equal. Lobes of dorsal 
and anal low, not sharp. 
