440 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



illary 3 in head; eye 3^ ; snout 4^ ; dorsal lobe lyV in 

 head; pectoral i}i ^n head; caudal ^ longer than head. 



Body very deep, compressed, the back much elevated. 

 Snout very blunt and convex, the rest of profile straight 

 and steep; base of dorsal and anal very oblique. Dorsal 

 and anal lobes rather low. Caudal long. Lateral line 

 little elevated in front, the curve 1% in straight part. 

 Gill-rakers very short, about 5+9. Teeth persistent, in 

 specimens 7 inches long. 



Bluish gray, silvery below, tinged with yellow, every- 

 where much soiled with blackish spots, no distinct mark- 

 ings anywhere, the axil only slightly dusky; fins all dusky 

 except middle of caudal and lobe of anal, and the ventrals 

 which are whitish. 



Types, No. 2691, L. S. Jr. Univ. Mus. 



98. Trachinotus kennedyi Steindachner. Palometa. 



Two large specimens obtained in the surf. This spe- 

 cies was originally described by Steindachner from Mag- 

 dalena Bay, and has been recorded by Dr. Gilbert from 

 Mazatlan and from Panama. 



Head 3^ ; depth at vent 2)4, ; at anal 2y^o-; D. VI-i, 

 19; A. II, I, 16. Curve of lateral line i| in straight 

 part. Eye 5 in head; maxillary 27^; dorsal lobe i-g- ; 

 caudal % longer than head; pectoral i/4^ in head; snout 

 3I ; least depth of caudal peduncle 3^ in head. 



Body oblong, compressed, and elevated at bases of 

 dorsal and anal. Anterior profile of head an even curve, 

 the snout blunt and convex ; line straight from nape to 

 dorsal. Mouth moderate, very oblique, subinferior, 

 the lower jaw much shorter than upper, the maxillary 

 reaching to posterior border of pupil. Teeth obsolete. 

 Tail widely forked, the lobes equal. Lobes of dorsal 

 and anal low, not sharp. 



