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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU (iF FISHERIES. 



Depth of head much greater than its length; jaws equal; teeth very iine, sharp, in a single series in each 

 jaw; no teeth on vomer, palatines or tongue; opercle and preopercle entire; gillrakers sharp, 13 on lower 

 hml), the longest equal tn one-halt diameter of eye. 



Spinous dorsal of 4 minute spines, connected only at base; anterior rays of soft dorsal and anal greatly 

 elongate, the longest dorsal ray 2 in length; longest anal ray 2.25; caudal deeply forked, 3.5; pectoral 3.5; 

 ventrals 4, their tips extending to base "f anal; vertical fins without scaly sheath. 



Color in spirits, yellowish, with 5 \ertieal brown bands of greater width than interspaces, the anterior 

 one forming a distinct ocular band from spinous dorsal through eye to ventrals, the second from anterior of 

 soft dorsal to belly, the third from fifth to fourteenth dorsal rays to anterior of anal; fourth from posterior 



Fig. 5.—Cifula halli Everraann A: Seale, new species Type. 



third of dorsal to middle of anal; the fifth near posterior of dorsal and anal; two oblique bands on each 

 caudal lobe; anterior half of dorsal and anal black; ventrals black; pectoral vellowish; opercles dusky; belly 

 with bluish wash. 



One specimen, the type, no. 55914 U. S. National JIuseimi (original no. 4029), 2.5 inches long, from San 

 Fabian. 



Easily distinguished from Alectis ciUarU, to which it bear.s a superficial resemblance, by the low curve 

 of the lateral line. Named for Mr. C. L. Hall, who collected at San Fabian many of the specimens on which 

 this report is based. 



74. Traohinotus baillonii (Lacepfede). BitiUa. 

 One specimen from Zamboanga (no. 3761; length S7.5 in.). 



Head 3.8 in length; depth 2.3; eye 3.1 in head; snout 4.1; dorsal, anal and caudal lobes much produced, 

 all blackish; 4 small round black spots on lateral line on middle of side. 



Oxsiomorns baillonU Laodpftde, Hist. Nat. Poiss. , in, 93, pi. 3, fig. 1 , Indian Ocean. 

 Trachynotus baillonii, Gtintlier, Cat., ii, 484. 



