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exception of the abdomen) and all tlie fins with deep black round drops. Length of 

 specimen, lOf inches. Juan Fernandez. 



Umhrina reedi, n. sp. (PI. XIII. fig. B). 



D. 9/t^, a. -|, L. lat., 60 ca. The height of the body is one-third of the total length 

 (without caudal), and somewhat more than the length of the head ; the diameter of the 

 eye is two-thirds of the length of the snout, which equals the width of the interorbital 

 space which is very convex ; the intermaxillary extends beyond the middle of the orbit ; 

 barbel very short. Dorsal spines rather strong ; anal spine very strong, one-third of the 

 length of the head. The pectoral fin does not extend to the vent, and is two-thirds the 

 length of the head. Scales very thin, covered with minute scales on the base. Undu- 

 lated black lines follow the series of the scales ; pectoral, ventral, and anal blackish, with 

 broad whitish margin. 



The skin of a specimen, 23 inches long, from Juan Fernandez, was presented to 

 the British Museum some years ago by Edwin C. Eeed, Esq. It agrees in every respect 

 with the following specimen from the same locality. Length of specimen, 20^ inches. 

 Juan Fernandez. 



Porichthys porosus, C. V., Valparaiso. 

 Clinus microcirrhis, C. V., Valparaiso. 



Atherinichthys brevianalis, n. sp. 



D. 6/11, A. 15, L. lat. 67, L. transv. 16. The origin of the anterior dorsal fin is 

 opposite to the middle or posterior third of the ventral fins, and nearer to the base of the 

 caudal than to the end of the snout. The distance between the origins of the two dorsal 

 fins is less than one-half of that betAveen the origin of the posterior and the caudal. The 

 height of the body is somewhat less than one-fifth of the total length (without caudal), 

 the length of the head one-fourth. Scales "Rith two or three incisions. Pectoral shorter 

 than the head. The silvery streak occupies the eighth series of scales and a part of the 

 adjoining one. Length of specimen, 5 inches. Valparaiso. 



Genypterus chilensis, Guich., Valpart.. 

 Merluccms gayi, Guich., Valparaiso. 

 Clupea sagax, Jen., Valparaiso. 

 Ophichthys cUceUums, Eich., Valparai 



•aiso. 

 Murcena iwrpliyrea, Guich., Juan Fernandez. 



Murcenojphis porphyreus, Guiolien. in Gay, Cldle, Zoo]., p. 342, lam. xi. fig. 2, 

 Murcena jporphyrea, Steiudachner, Wien. S. B., 1875, vol. Ixxi. p. 464. 



Bdellostoma polytrema, Girard, Valparaiso. Fourteen gill-openings on each side. 



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