44 FOSSIL FISHES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 



noticed by Shelley, of whom nothing is known save the feet of his 

 gigantic statue in the desert. 



Through the courtesy of the University of California, we repro- 

 duced the original plate of the species. 



The type of OZYMANDIAS GILBERTI was found on the Third "Moon 

 Beach" at about 2000 feet from the lighthouse at Point Firmin, south- 

 west of San Pedro. There occur five moon-shaped beaches from the 

 lighthouse to the foot of the breakwater. The rock from which the 

 specimen was taken was not in situ but near a ledge of similar structure 

 and appearance. The matrix is of a hard volcanic material overlying 

 sandstone which is readily cleavable. 



Family POMATOMID^. 



39. Lophar miocaenus Jordan and Gilbert, new genus and species. 

 (Plate III, fig. 2; Plate XIX; Plate XX) 



Type (No. XLVIII) from the Puente division of the Monterey 

 formation in Los Angeles. It is closely allied to the existing Blue-fish, 

 POMATOMUS SALTATRIX (L.), differing generically in the dentition, the 

 teeth being of more robust character, without sharp unequal canines ; 

 preopercle also somewhat differently formed and the supra-occipital 

 crest notably lower. 



The specimen was found in the sand shales of the Miocene age by 

 workmen of the Los Angeles Brick Company, No. 1000 Chavez Ravine 

 Road. 



The type specimen is a very perfect imprint on clay suitable for 

 brick-making, 15^ inches long, 12% to base of caudal. It was preserved 

 in the collection of the Southern California Academy of Sciences at 

 Los Angeles. The restoration here attempted is by Mr. William S. 

 Atkinson. 



Head 3 in length to base of caudal ; its depth 3.27 in its length ; 

 eye 5 in head; snout 3; D. , I. 20; V. I. 5; P. 11; C. 34; A. (II) 1,28. 

 Body elongate, fusiform, compressed, developed slightly more below 

 the axial line than above it; scales (mostly lost) incompletely ctenoid; 

 mouth oblique, rather large and terminal, with lateral cleft, lower jaw 

 projecting; teeth stout, conical, unequal, the outer rather strong; no 

 sharp canines ; opercle well developed, preopercle finely serrate ; ventral 

 fin inserted slightly in advance of the pectoral; pectoral fin entire; anal 

 fin probably with three spines (but one evident), this connected with 

 the many soft rays; length of base of anal one-third the length of the 

 fish to base of caudal; anal and dorsal fins long and low, opposite each 



