Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 801 



Atherina mcnidia, LINNAEUS, Syst. Naturae, Ed. xn, 519, 17(50, Charleston. 



Atherinabosci, CUVIER & VALENCIENNES, Hist. Nat. Poiss., x, 465, 1835, Charleston. 



Menidia dentcx, GOODE & BEAN, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 429, St. John's River. (Type, 



No. 18051. Coll. Baird.) 

 Jhiiidia brasiliensis, JORDAN & GILBERT, Synopsis, 408, 1883; not of authors. 



1168. MENIDIA GUATEMALENSIS (Gunther). 



Head 4 ; depth 5. D. IV-I, 9 ; A. I, 22 ; scales 36-7. Anterior dorsal 

 fin very small, inserted behind the vertical from front of anal fin. Sil- 

 very band on the third upper series of scales ; lower caudal lobe rather 

 longer than upper. Lakes of Guatemala. (Gunther) ; not seen by us. 



Athcriniclithys guatemalensis, GUNTHER, Proc. Zoo'l. Soc., 1864, 151, Lakes of Huamuchal, 

 Guatemala; GUNTHER, Fishes Central America, 443, 1869. 



1169. MENIDIA PACHYLEPIS (Gunther). 



Head 5i ; depth 5|. D. IV-I, 6 to 8 ; A. I, 20 to 21 ; scales 41-7. The 

 snout is short, not longer than the diameter of eye, and the cleft of the 

 mouth does not extend'backward to below the anterior margin of the eye. 

 The anterior dorsal is composed of short, feeble spines, and its origin is 

 opposite to the fourth or fifth anal ray. The pectoral fin is much longer 

 than the head. The silvery streak occupies the adjoining halves of the 

 third and fourth series of scales. Panama. (Gunther) ; not seen by us. 

 , thick ; /leTrfc, scale.) 



Atherinichthtjs paehylepis, GUNTHER, Proc. Zob'l. Soc., 1864, 25, Panama; GUNTHER, Fishes Cen- 

 tral America, 443, 1869. 



1170. MENIDIA CLARA, Evermann & Jenkins. 



Head 4; depth 6&J eye 3. D. V-I, 9 ; A. 25; scales 56-11. Body 

 slender, general form that of Menidia sardina ; teeth very feeble ; eye 

 large, equal to width of interorbital space ; distance between dorsal fins 

 less than that from tip of snout to posterior rim of orbit. Dorsal and 

 anal scaleless. Origin of first dorsal nearer tip of caudal than snout j 

 pectorals f length of head. Scales small and persistent, with entire edges. 

 General color that of M. sardina, the lateral band plumbeous above and 

 silvery below. Length 3 inches. Gulf of California; rather rare; 

 approaches Leuresthes in the small scales and feeble dentition, (clarus, 

 clear.) 



Mentfia clara, EVERMANN & JENKINS, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1891, 136, Guaymas, Sonora. 

 (Type, No. 43237. Coll. Evermann & Jenkins.) 



357. LEURESTHES, Jordan & Gilbert. 



Leurcslhes, JORDAN <fe GILBERT, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 29, (tenuis). 



This genus agrees with Menidia in every respect, except that the teeth 

 are very weak and caducous or obsolete, and the scales are very small, as 

 F. N. A. 52 



