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somewhat elevated ; snout rather short, 

 not very acute, 4£ in head; mouth 

 smaller than in related species ; maxil- 

 lary 2| in head, reaching to helow pos- 

 terior margin of pupil ; gill-rakers long 

 and slender, 4 -f 9, the longest half eye ; 

 lower pharyngeals very slender ; dorsal 

 fins contiguous ; memhrane of soft dor- 

 sal scaled to its tips; scales weakly 

 ctenoid; lateral line much curved ante- 

 riorly, becoming straight under sev- 

 enth dorsal spine ; color grayish silvery, 

 thickly punctulate above and on sides 

 to level of pectorals, then abruptly 

 silvery, a row of dark points marking 

 the line of division ; snout and tip of 

 lower jaw blackish ; mouth white 

 within; lower fius white, upper dusky; 

 head 3£ in length ; depth 3f. D. X-I, 27 

 to 29 ; A. II, 9 or 10 ; scales 6-58 to 62-7. 



NOTHUS, 11. 



hh. Coloration brownish silvery above, with many dark-brown spots, 



arranged in uudulatiug streaks ; body 

 more or less compressed ; eye moderate, 

 5 to 7 in head ; maxillary extending- to 

 below posterior margin of eye, 2£ in 

 head ; canines large ; color brownish 

 silvery, with iridescent reflections, and 

 marked with many small, rather irreg- 

 ular dark-brown spots, some of which 

 form undulating lines running upward 

 and backward ; upper fins dusky, lower 



yellowish Eegalis,12. 



x. Snout not very sharp, about 4 J (4 to 4 J) 

 in head; gill-rakers long and slender, 

 usually 5 -j- 10 to 12 iu number; mem- 

 branes of soft dorsal and anal more or 

 less closely scaly, the scales readily de- 

 ciduous ; head 3+ ; depth about 4£. D. 

 X-I, 26 to 29; A. II, 11 to 13; scales 



6-56-11 Var. regalia, 12 (a). 



xx. Snout very sharp, 3f to 3J- in length 

 of head ; gill-rakers shorter, rather 

 slender, 4 + 8 or 9 in number; mem- 

 brane of soft dorsal and aual with very 

 few scales, these readily deciduous ; 

 head 3^ in length; depth 4*. D. X-I, 

 24 or 25 ; A. II, 10 or 11 ; scales 5-52-8. 

 Var. lhalassinus, 12 (b), 

 bb. Soft rays of the dorsal and anal scaleless ; gill-rakers comparatively short and 



thickish, usually not longer than pupil, 

 and but 6 to 8 on lower limb of the arch. 

 j. Coloration not uniform, grayish and silvery, the back with dis- 

 tinct darker spots, lines, or reticulations; 

 caudal fki truncate, or slightly double 

 concave. 



