NO. 1468. 



FISHES FROM ECUADOR AND PERU—STARKS. 



765 



est anal ray, 21; base of adipose dorsal, 4; depth of caudal peduncle, 

 -t. Dorsal, 1, (5; anal, 16. 



Upper anterior profile nearly straight to above eyes, tlience slightly 

 convex to tip of snout. Top of head more evenly granular than in G. 



Fig. 1. — Galeichthy.s simonsi. 



jordanl^ the granulated area not irregularly striated anteriorly and 

 extending farther forward, or to above front of pupil in the usual two 

 diverging points. Fontanel groove reaching to within half a diameter 

 of the eye oi the occipital process. The groove tapers at both ends, 

 and is not wider anteriorly; at its middle, where it enters the granu- 

 lated area, it is slightly constricted. The ridge of the occipital process 



Fig. 2.— Galekhthys simonsi. 



is not so sharp and high, the sides more gently sloping than in G. jor- 

 pani; the width of the process equals its length. The snout, as viewed 

 from above, is more truncate than in G. Jordan! ,• the eye is a little 

 larger. The palatine patches of teeth are smaller, more diverging, and 



