emarginate behind, lower lobe little longer, equals post- 
orbital and half of eye. Pectoral inserted little high, 
about <= to 1/3 of eye longer than postocular, Ventral in- 
serted about midway between preopercle ridge anc 
base, slightly advanced with age, 1 2/3 to 12 in postocular. 
Color in alcohol: dull brownish generally, paler to 
silvery-white below. narrow whitish streak along 
well behind pectoral and widest equals pupil-diamete 
posite front of dorsal and anal, and continued to caudal, 
Fins all brownish, ventral, anal and pect 
Dorsal and anal lobes, caudal and 
terminally. Length 5935 to 490 
othercexemples in the Academy from Santo 
We find no characters upon a further detailed comparisor 
ofthe above material with Belone diplotaenia, 
retention as a distinct species. We therefore follow 
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distributed from Florida to io Janeiro. 
