Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 2815 



737 (b). STOLEPHORUS ASTILBE, Jordan & Rutter. 



Head 4| in length; depth 4| to 5. D. 12; A. 19 to 22; eye 3| in head; 

 pectoral 1| ; base of anal \\. Body rather elongate, not greatly com- 

 pressed; edge of belly moderately sharp; head sharp; snout projecting 

 beyond lower jaw, shorter than diameter of eye; tip of lower jaw reach- 

 ing a little past anterior edge of orbit; maxillary reaching gill opening, 

 its end tapering to a sharp point; eye longer than snout, nearly 2 in post- 

 orbital part of head; gill rakers eye; a slight keel on top of head. 

 Origin of dorsal midway between base of caudal and eye ; scales caducous. 

 Translucent, head silvery ; sides without lateral band ; a dark spot on top 

 of head; back with black points. This species is similar to Stolephorus 

 brownii, but more slender, head shorter, and lateral silvery stripe want- 

 ing. Length 3 inches. Jamaica. Numerous specimens obtained, (a, 

 not; tfrz'A/:??/, shining.) 



Stolephorus astilbe, JORDAN & ROTTER, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1897, 95, Jamaica. (Type, 

 No. 4854, L. S. Jr. TJniv. Mus. Coll. Joseph Seed Roberts. ) 



737(c). STOLEPHORUS ROBERTSI, Jordan & Rutter. 



Head 3 in length; depth 4. D. 14; A. 23; scales about 35; eye 4 in 

 head ; pectoral 2 ; base of anal If ; caudal 1|. Body deep, strongly com- 

 pressed, abdomen compressed to an edge, head large, compressed, the 

 snout rather sharp, projecting beyond lower jaw, a little shorter than eye; 

 cheek triangular; opercle large ; distance from lower angle of cheek to 

 edge of opercle equal to distance from same point to posterior edge of eye; 

 maxillary short, not reaching root of mandible, its end rounded ; lower 

 jaw not reaching beyond anterior edge of orbit ; gill rakers longer than 

 eye, as long as orbit. Origin of dorsal midway between base of caudal and 

 front of eye; scales caducous. Color transluceut; head silvery, punctu- 

 late above; a silvery lateral band nearly as broad as eye; caudal with 

 dark points, other fins colorless. This species seems to be related to 

 Stolephorus operciilaris, but the lateral baud is distinct and the opercle is 

 shorter. Jamaica; only the type, 2 inches long, known. (Named for 

 Rev. Joseph Seed Roberts, of Kingston, Jamaica, who collected the type 

 specimen.) 



Stolephorus robertsi, JORDAN & RUTTER, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1897, 95, Jamaica. 

 (Type, No. 4853, L. S. Jr. Univ. Mus.) 



Page 449. Anchovia can not be maintained as a distinct genus. The 

 name must be placed as a synonym of Stolephorus. 

 Page 450. Add: 



741(a). CETENGRAULIS ENGYMEN, Gilbert & Pierson, new species. 



Head 3 to 3.3; depth 4 to 4.9; eye 4 in head. D. 14 or 15; A. 20 to 23; 

 B. 7 (9) ; vertebrae 41. Body compressed, fusiform, not so deep as in C. 

 mysticetus or C. edentulus. The dorsal and ventral outlines being about 

 equally and regularly curved in the larger specimens; in the smaller speci- 

 mens the ventral contour is more nearly straight. Belly trenchant, but 



