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This is iirdvisidnally identified as alK)ve. it being too small for positive iden- 

 tification. 



Back dark brown, lower parts silvery; dark brown band extending between 

 the posterior half of dorsal and anal and extending somewhat on fins; base of 

 caudal dark brown; pectorals ixde with a large very dark brown blotch, occu- 

 pying upper posterior half of fin, but not extending to the tips of the rays 

 which are pale. 



Cypsilurus specuhger (Cimer & ^'ALEXCIEXXEs). 



Jordan & Se.\le, Bull. U. «. Bur. Fish., 1906, 25, p. 209, fig. 13 (poor). 



Exocoetus spcculigcr Cuv. & Val., Hist. Nat. Pois.s., 1846, 19, p. 69 (94). Gunther, Fisohe der 

 Siitlsee, 1909, 8, p. 366. 



Xo. Al20(l, M. C". Z. 297(i5. two specimens 10 and 1 1 inches long from off ( !uam. 



Cypsilurus bahiensis (RanzaxiK 



.loRDAN & EvERMAXx, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., 190."), 23, pi. 1, p. 136. 



Exocoetus hahienxis Ranzani, Xov. Comm. Ac Sri. In:it. Bonon., 1S42, 5, p. 320, pi. oS. CUnther, 

 Fi.sche der Siidsee, 1909, 8, p. 369. 



No. A184, 12 inches long from Arhno, Marshall Islands. 



This specimen agrees very well with Day's descrijition ff'ishes of India, 

 p. 519) except that, in our specimen, the anal fin is insei'ted opposite the end of 

 the first third of the dorsal. Day says that it commences below the last third 

 of dorsal fin, but his figure (Plate 121, fig. 10) shows that it commences very 

 ^lightly in advance of the middle of the dorsal. 



ATHERINIDAE. 



Atherina lacunosa For.ster. 



Block & Schneider, Syst Ichth., 1801, p. 112. Descript. Anim. Ed. Liphtenstein, 1844, p. 

 298. CtrviER & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 1835, 10, p. 337 (4.54). 



Sixteen specimens, Xo. 0907S, 1 to 2? inches long from Wotje .Uoll, Marshall 

 Islands. Also :\I. C. Z. 294(i4. Xo. 090S4. l| inches long, from Moen, Tiuk 

 Group, Caroline Islands. 



Dorsal \T to VII — I, 9 to I. 10; anal I, 12 to I. 14; scales about 44 or 45 

 counting entire longitudinal series. Of six si)ecimens three have (i dorsal spines 



