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shaped, tapering to a point at its ends, and a little longer than upper 

 band, though scarcel}" so broad. 



Head and body dark with small, round punctulations. A pale band 

 beginning at a point niidwa\' between base of anal tin and lateral line, 

 a little anterior to middle of body, follows the ventral outline of body 

 to tip of tail; posteriori}; it curves up and runs along the lower edge 

 of lateral line. 



Family OPHICHTHYID.?^]. 



28. OPHICHTHUS CALLAENSIS (Gunther). 



A specimen from Guayaquil is probabl}' referable to this species 

 though ditiering somewhat from the original description. The gape 

 is contained 2^ times in the head; the head is less than half the length 

 of the trunk; and the tail is It times the rest of the body. 



The type is described as having the gape one-third the length of the 

 head; the head more than half the length of the trunk; and the tail li 

 times the rest of the body. 



Jordan and Davis" report on specimens having the head as compared 

 with the trunk similar to the specimen at hand. 



Familv P:L0PID^E. 



29. ELOPS SAURUS (Linnaeus). 

 Our specimen t'l-om (luayaquil. 



Family CLUPEID.g^i. 



30. POTAMALOSA NOTACANTHOIDES (Steindachner). 

 Specimens tiiken at Callao, Peru. 



31. SARDINELLA FIMBRIATA (Kner and Steindachner). 



Specimens from Callao, Peru, agree ver}- well with the original 

 description. The dorsal isslightl}' in front of the middle of the length 

 of the l)ody to the base of the caudal; and the pectoral is from If to 

 1^ times in the head, not 2 times as originally described. 



32. ILISHA FURTHI (Steindachner). 



Four specimens collected at (hiaya(j[uil, Ecuador, from 22 to 24 cm. 

 in length. These do not difier from specimens from Panama except 

 that the depth is contained 3 times in the length to base of caudal. 

 Panama specimens of this length are deeper, while those of this depth 

 are larger. 



"Report U. S. Kisli Coiimii^fion, 18SS, p. 6o4. 



