SPAROID FISHES OF AMERICA AND EUROPE. 491 
silver gray, the base of each scale slightly darker. Head, 
3; depth, 3; scales, 7-49-12; D. x10, XIV-12; A. II, 7; 
eye, 3$5 preorbital, 5]; snout, 3; maxillary, 3}; pectoral, 
14; fourth dorsal spine, 14; second anal spine, 12; soft 
dorsal, 23 in spinous. ........-------------- 3RANICKI, 68. 
. Body very long and low, compressed, the back little elevated, the depth 
about 3? in length; pectorals shortish, 1} in head. Second 
anal spine very long, 1} in head; anterior profile irregular, 
straightish over snout, slightly convex above eye, occiput 
concave, convex at nape; mouth moderate, the maxillary 
reaching to front of pupil; preopercle and scapula very 
coarsely serrated, teeth at angle of preopercle almost 
spiny; eye large; base of soft dorsal and anal naked or 
slightly scaly; dorsal fin only slightly notched, the soft 
part about half as long as spiny portion; dorsal spines 
very strong; second anal spine very long, reaching beyond 
tipsof last rays; pectoral short; caudal truncate. Color of 
body metallic grayish-golden with indistinct streaks and 
bands; belly lighter, fins dusky. Head, 3 to 3}; depth, 
3} to 3%; scales, 6-54-14; D. xi, 11 or12; A. 111, 6-7; eye, 
34; preorbital, 5} to 8; snout, 33; maxillary, 3; pectoral, 
14; fourth dorsal spine, 1§ to 2; second anal spine, 14; 
soft dorsal, 2 in spinous..--.--------------- RAMOSUS, 69. 
bb. Teeth in upper jaw in broad villiform bands, not differentiated. (Pseudo- 
pristipoma Sauvage. ) 
h. Third dorsal spine produced, much longer than the others, about 
half length of head; second anal spine somewhat shorter; 
profile convex; scales nearly smooth; pectoral fin very 
long, as long as head; preopercle weakly serrate. Color 
silvery; lower fins white; a distinct dark blotch on oper- 
cle and a fainter one on sides below spinous dorsal. Body 
TNA ILO Uma src Ste serine moose soose PANAMENSIS, 70. 
aa. Anal spines small or moderate, the second little if any longer or stronger than 
third; anal lower than the soft rays; soft dorsal and anal 
largely covered with small scales; body oblong, not ele- 
vated; scales above lateral line parallel with the back. 
Color grayish, with light and dark stripes along rows of 
scales, these sometimes obscure. Scales large, about 6 in 
a vertical row between first dorsal spine and lateral line, 
45 to 55 in the lateralline; dorsal spines, 12. (Brachydeu- 
terus Gill.) 
i. Pectoral fin long, nearly equal to head; preorbital broad, about 
as’ wide as eye. 
j. Axillary blotch large, black, encroaching on the rays of the pec- 
toral fin; pectoral fin nearly as long as head; body rather 
robust, the back elevated, the profile even; dorsal deeply 
notched; second anal spine short and stout, 3} to 4 in 
head; fins unspotted; body with faint dark crossbands ; 
back and sides with dark stripes formed by dark spots 
along the rows of scales. Head, 33; depth, 34; D. x11, 16; 
A. 11, 9; scales 6-50-10 ......---.--------- AXILLARIS, 71. 
ii. Pectoral fin short, much shorter than head; anal spines very 
“small, 
