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b^. Dorsal spines 7 (dorsal vii-i,9, anal ii,8). 



d^. Eye small, equal to snout, 3.50; body deep; five stripes, the second merg- 

 ing into the third on straight portion of lateral line; fourth and fifth 



indistinct, the former crossing side above base of pectoral fasciata. 



cP. Eye large, less than 3.50 in head, longer than snout; body relatively slender. 



e^. Stripes wider than light colored interspaces, the three upper very dark 



colored, two of them converging to meet the median stripe at base of 



caudal ■. aroubiensis. 



e^. Lateral stripes equal to or narrower than interspaces, not connivent at 

 base of caudal. 

 /'. Scales strong, ctenoid, serrations in more than one row, 25 scales in 

 lateral line to end of last caudal vertebra; soft dorsal and anal with 

 black bands at base, margin sinuous. Shore fishes of moderate size 

 with well developed stripes of reddish or olive brown. 

 g^. Body compressed, its breadth behind opercle more than 2.1 in depth; 

 lateral stripes narrower than light colored interspaces; no short bar 

 behind eye. 

 h^. Stripes dark, two of them converging to meet middle one near tip 

 of median caudal rays; caudal blotch absent; first lateral stripe 

 separated from its fellow near tip of snout by a median white 

 line; pectoral base black or very dark brown; a distinct black 

 bar near base of soft dorsal and anal; maxillary short, 1.80- 



1.96 novemfasdata . 



h'^. Stripes light, not connivent near tips of caudal rays; caudal blotch 

 distinct; first stripe united with its fellow near tip of snout; pec- 

 toral base not noticeably darker; black line near base of soft 

 dorsal and anal, narrow, indistinct, basal portion of rays white; 



maxillary of moderate length, 1.75-1.79 angustata. 



g^. Body robust, its breadth behind opercle 1.9-2 in depth; stripes of 

 varying width but approximately equal to interspaces, not con- 

 nivent on caudal; a short stripe across upper fourth of eye, below 

 lateral line to middle of side, usually uniting with stripe below it; 

 first lateral stripe united with its fellow near tip of snout; third 



stripe crosses upper pectoral base robusta. 



p. Scales thin, weakly ctenoid, serrations on apical margin in a single row 

 or absent, 23 scales in lateral line to end of last caudal vertebra; soft 

 dorsal and anal without black basal bands, margins rounded. Fishes 

 of small size, variable in form and coloration, commonly occurring in 



the deeper waters versicolor. 



tt^. Body with numerous (18 to 20 in adult) narrow olive green stripes, alternate 

 stripes broader and darker; stripes in reduced number in young, similar to A. 

 robusta except that they are narrower and the first does not unite with its fellow 

 near tip of snout viultilineata. 



AMIA COMPRESSA Smith and Radcliffe, new species. 

 Plates 20 and 21. 



Dorsal vi-i,9; anal ii,9; scales 3 + 6 — 25. 



General form subovate, compressed; head 2.98, short, deep; body 

 short, deep, strongly compressed, dorsal and ventral surfaces sym- 

 metrical, depth 2.45; caudal peduncle deep, strongly compressed, 

 depth 1.64, length 1.27; eye 2.31, very large, its diameter much 

 greater than length of snout; snout 3.93, short and blunt; mouth 



