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man, which is known from Panama Bay to the Galapagos Islands, 

 it differs prominently in the arrangement of the scales, which are in 

 irregular series and at right angles to each other in fulvum, while 

 they are nearly all in regular series and more or less imbricated in 

 indefatigable. It differs prominently from 0. scrippsi Hubbs in the 

 fewer, shorter, spiny gill rakers, and slenderer body. 



The specific name fidmiin is in allusion to the brown color of the 

 specimen described. 



galeoides juhnim, new species 



Pectoral fin moderate, reaching nota- Pectoral fin shorter, reaching notably 



bly more than halfway to origin of less than halfway to origin of anal, 



anal, 7.25 in standard length, and 11.6 in standard length, and 2.05 in 



1.3s in head, with 21 rays. head, with 26 or 27 rays. 



Gill rakers strong, 4 on lower limb Gill rakers all spiny tubercles, none 

 all fairly well developed, and 2 tuber- well developed, 4 on lower limb and 



cles on upper limb of first arch. 2 on the upper one of first arch. 



Maxillary reaching posterior margin Maxillary reaching a little beyond 

 of pupil, 2.15 in head. posterior margin of pupil, 2.4 in 



head. 



Origin of dorsal over midlength of Origin of dorsal well behind mid- 

 pectoral, its distance from tip of length of pectoral, its distance from 

 snout 3.75 in standard length. tip of snout 4.2 in standard length. 



Family MUGILIDAE: Mullets 

 MUGIL CEPHALUS Linnaeus 

 Mugil cephabis Hildebrand, 1946, p. 422 (description). 



Two small specimens, 30 and 43 mm. in total and 24 and 33 mm. in 

 standard length, are included in the collections. The juvenile anal fin 

 formula, II, 9, has been retained in these specimens. M. cephalus 

 seems to be a common species in northern Peru. Numerous specimens 

 of young and a few adults were included in the collections made by 

 the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service mission to Peru in 1941 (Hilde- 

 brand, 1946, p. 422). 



Range. — Shores of nearly all warm seas; on the Pacific coast of 

 America from California to Chile. 



MUGIL CUREMA Cuvier and Valenciennes 



Mugil curema Hildf.buanu, 1946, p. 426 (description). 



One small specimen 45 mm. in total and 37 mm. in standard length 

 is included in the collection. This specimen still has the juvenile anal 



