Fishes of the Family StromateidjB. 131 



P. anomala, and the two species are very closely allied, the 

 chief difference between them being the much deeper b^dy of 

 P. anomala. 



Psenopsis anomala. 



Trachynotus anomalus, Schleg. Faun. Japon., Poiss. p. 107, pi. Ivii. 



%. 2 (1850). 

 Psenes anomalus, Blkr. Verh. Bat. Gen. xxvi. 1853, p. 104. 

 Fsenopsis anomalus, Gill, I. c. 

 Parapsettus anomalus, Steiiid. Ann. Hofinua. Wien, xi. 1896, p. 211. 



Depth of body 2|- times in total length, length of head 3| 

 times. Snout as long as the eye, the diameter of which is 4^ 

 times in the length of head, interorbital width 2f times. 

 Maxillary extending to vertical from anterior margin of eye. 

 PrsB-, sub-, and interopercles with minute denticulations. 

 D. V-VI, 29-30, the anterior spines YQry short and feeble, 

 the last 2 or 3 graduating to the higher soft rays, the 

 soft fin emarginate, tiie anterior rays twice as high as the last. 

 A. Ill 26, similar to soft dorsal. Pectorals falciform, as 

 long as the head. Ventrals short, inserted below the pectorals. 

 Caudal moderately forked. Scales very deciduous, about 

 50 in a longitudinal series. Lateral lijie following dorsal 

 profile at about f- the height of the body. Dark gleaming 

 j)urple above, silvery below. 



Total length 190 millim. 



Japanese Seas. 



Psenopsis cyanea. 



Bathy^eriola cyanea, Alcock, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) vi. 1890, 

 p. 202, and Cat. Indian Deep-sea Fishes, p. 43, and 111. Zool. ' Investi- 

 gator,' pi. xviii. fig. 1. 



Depth of body 3^ times in total length, length of head 3 

 times. Snout a little longer than the eye, the diameter of 

 which is nearly 5 times in the length of head and If times in 

 the interorbital width. Maxillary extending to below middle of 

 eye. Pr«-, sub-, and interopercles with minute denticulations. 

 D. VIll-IX 24-25, the first 4 or 5 spines short and feeble, 

 the last 2 or 3 graduating to the higher soft rays. A. Ill 22. 

 The anterior rays of soft dorsal and anal the highest. 

 Pectorals pointed, about | the length of head. Ventrals much 

 shorter, inserted in front of the pectorals. Caudal forked. 

 Scales very deciduous, apparently about 60 in a longitudinal 

 series. Lateral line following dorsal profile at about f the 

 height of the body. Uniform gleaming bluish black. 



Total length 135 millim. 



Off Ganjam coast, 98-102 fathoms^ and off Godivari oast, 

 240-276 fathoms. 



[To be continued.] 



