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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
hh. Canines moderate, {5, the outer on each side sometimes enlarged; 
eye rather small, about 44 in head in adult; preorbital very deep, 
about 2) to 22 in head; mouth large, the maxillary about 2‘ to 
22 in head; dorsalspines, x11. Body rather oblong, the back not 
strongly arched, the anterior profile rather eyenly curved, less 
convex than in C. arctifrons; head narrowed aboye, the occipital 
crest as high as eye. Color dull silvery, faintly banded; preorb- 
ital plain; axils dusky; ventrals pale; edge of opercle dusky. 
Head, 3 to 34; depth, 24. Scales, 6-46-14; D. xu, 12; A. m1, 10. 
Taurinus, 104. 
ec. Pectoral fin short, about 34 in body. 
i. Dorsal outline forming a comparatively regular arch, the anterior 
profile from the snout to the base of the spinous dorsal evenly 
convex; the back elevated, the depth in the adult about 24 in 
length; eye small, 3? to 44 in head; canines subequal, 5‘); pre- 
orbital not very deep, 24 to 3 in head; pectoral shortish, 34 in 
body; longest dorsal spine 24 in head. Color, dull silvery, with 
pearly spots on scales of back; preorbital bluish, plain or with 
pearly markings, without blue stripes; a faint pale streak below 
eye; axil with a small inky black spot; ventrals blackish; dark 
crossbars on body, usually persistent. Head, 31; depth, 21; scales, 
648-13) DD) sem) AL nr OSES eo ees ee eee PENNA, 105. 
w#%. Dorsal outline not forming a regular arch, the anterior profile 
straight from base of spinous dorsal to nape, where a rather 
sharp angle is formed, thence straightish above eye, the snout 
convex; body rather elongate, the depth about 24 in length. 
. Preorbital deep, its depth 24 in head, and nearly twice diameter 
of eye, which is 4 to 5 in head; pectoral 3% in body; longest 
dorsal spine, 24in head; canine teeth, ;{,. Body oblong, the back 
little clevated, not nearly so much as in C. penna, the anterior 
profile unevenly curved, very convex before eye; head narrow 
above; back nearly straight along base of spinous dorsal. 
Color olivaceous, with dark bars or spots, the centers of many 
scales pearly; six yellowish spots along the lateral line; pre- 
orbital brownish, usually with dashes of golden yellow; mem- 
brane of opercle orange; fins mostly barred or spotted; ventrals 
pale, faintly barred. Head, 3}; depth, 23; scales, 6-48-13; D. 
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ern 12s Apins S10). ah ie ona eae eet ee Ween ARCTIFRONS, 106, ~ 
jj. Preorbital not deep, its depth 2} in head; pectoral short, 1} 
in head; dorsal fins low, the longest spine about 3 in head; 
canines $, moderate, equal. Body little elevated, the anterior 
profile rather strongly convex, the curve continuous from snout 
to middle of dorsal. Color olivaceous, with darker crossbands; 
preorbital plain; a dark axillary spot; a blue subocular band; 
ventrals dark, Head, 34; depth, 24. Scales in lateral line, 46. 
DD. KU; 15 AL a, Oe eee ec eee eee eee Mepius, 107. 
