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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Description of type . — Dorsal profile gradually ascending to spinous dorsal, slightly 
curved behind head; ventral profile nearly horizontal from articulation of mandible 
to origin of anal; body not slender, depth at origin of ventrals 4.61 in length; head 
3.39; eye large, 2.65 in head; snout shorter than eye, 3.35 in head, upper profile 
nearly straight, the lower one very oblique; jaws subequal; distal tip of maxillary 
distinctly projecting beyond the broad premaxillary; distance from tip of upper 
jaw to tip of maxillary 2.85 in head; interorbital flat, 4.56 in head; caudal peduncle 
not slender, its depth 2.85 and length 1.37 in head; spinous dorsal with 5 flexible, 
approximate spines, last spine slightly more separated from the preceding, origin 
of fin nearer to the base of caudal than tip of snout, the predorsal distance being 
0.56 of the length; soft dorsal I, 8, its origin over base of fifth soft anal ray, insertion 
of last ray over base of eleventh anal ray, length of its base 2.43 in head, last ray 
made up of two separate rays united at base; anal I, 12, first ray simple, last divided 
to base, distance of its origin from tip of snout 0.62 of length; ventral 1.97 in head, 
its tip terminating at a distance from origin of anal about equal to interorbital, not 
quite reaching vent; pectoral extending beyond origin of ventral, 1.44 in head; scales 
entire, not laciniate, 35 oblique rows over the silvery band, between upper angle of 
gill opening and base of caudal; 8 scales in a row, counting obliquely downward 
and backward from origin of soft dorsal to base of anal; 13 scales on mid line of 
back in front of spinous dorsal (not including enlarged scales on top of head); row 
of scales at base of anal partly extending on fin; fins otherwise scaleless; teeth small, 
in narrow bands in jaws, some of outer series slightly enlarged, none on vomer and 
palatines; width of silvery band 8.75 in head. 
Color in alcohol . — Walnut brown; belly and underside of head lighter; some 
metallic silvery reflections, especially on cheeks and opercles; pupil white; iris silvery 
with a golden wash; upper part of head and body and underside of snout rather 
diffusely peppered with bluish silvery and minute dark dots. 
Variability .— The specimens at hand, when like sizes are compared, show a 
rather high degree of uniformity of the various proportional measurements. The 
following table gives the individual variations of this species as to measurements and 
scale and fin ray counts. The depth was measured at the base of the ventrals, the 
head to the posterior margin of the bony part of opercle, and both are compared with 
the standard length, while the other measurements are compared with the head. 
The predorsal distance is expressed as a percentage of the length. The first seven 
specimens given in the table include the type and six paratypes, all obtained on the 
same date. 
Stand- 
ard 
length 
Depth 
Head 
Eye 
Snout 
Maxil- 
lary 
Inter- 
orbital 
Pectoral 
Ventral 
Base 
of 
anal 
Predor- 
sal 
dis- 
tance, 
per cent 
Dorsal 
Anal 
Scales 
Scales 
before 
dorsal 
38.7 
4.61 
3.39 
2.65 
3. 35 
2.85 
4. 56 
1. 44 
1.97 
1. 37 
56 
V-I, 8 
I, 12 
35 
13 
39. 1 
4.54 
3. 40 
2. 56 
3. 29 
2.88 
4. 26 
1. 44 
2.09 
1. 44 
55 
V-I, 8 
I, 14 
35 
13 
38 
4.58 
3. 42 
2.71 
3. 17 
3. 00 
4. 63 
1. 35 
1.98 
1. 48 
57 
V-I, 8 
I, 12 
35 
1314 
35.6 
4. 45 
3. 36 
2.52 
3. 66 
2. 94 
4. 61 
1.38 
2.00 
1. 35 
53 
V-I, 8 
I, 13 
35 
123-4 
35.6 
4. 51 
3. 30 
2.57 
3. 60 
3. 09 
4.70 
1. 35 
1. 96 
1.61 
55 
IV-I, 7 
I, 12 
34 
13 
33. 1 
4. 14 
3.31 
2.50 
3. 13 
2. 78 
4. 17 
1.20 
1. 87 
1. 47 
58 
V-I, 8 
I, 14 
35 
12 
35. 2 
4. 40 
3.42 
2.58 
3. 68 
3. 12 
4. 48 
1.29 
1.91 
1. 43 
56 
V-I, 7 
I, 13 
35 
14 
31.9 
5.23 
3. 36 
2.57 
3. 65 
3. 28 
4. 75 
1.36 
2.07 
1. 58 
57 
IV-I, 7 
I, 13 
33 
12 
IQ 8 
5 21 
3. 25 
2. 54 
3. 05 
3. 81 
5.08 
1.53 
2. 10 
1.65 
53 
V-I, 7 
I, 13 
29. 1 
4.69 
3. 38 
2. 61 
3.31 
3. 19 
4. 30 
1.34 
1. 91 
1. 69 
57 
V-I, 7 
I, 12 
36 
26. 1 
4. 58 
3. 22 
2.45 
3. 52 

4.26 
1.39 
1. 98 
1. 62 
55 
IV-I, 7 
I, 12 
34 
12 
