biserial in jaws, lower outer slightly longer; villiform 
teeth on vomer, palatines and tongue. Nostrils about last 
third in snout. Interorbital convex, with median crease 
keel. Infraorbitals end duborbitais broad, lower wider, 
though little less than eye or about 1/3 in young. Rakers 
5 to 7 12 to 15, lanceolate, very slightly less than fil- 
aments, which also slightly less than eye. Scales elongate, 
aioeser very compact. Lateral line with slight arch over 
pectoral. Fourth erect dorsal spine largest about 3S to 
37/8 in head. Soft dorsal inserted slightly nearer snout 
tip than caudal base, or sl ightly nearer latter in young; 
first branched dorsal ray 1 3/4 to 2 in head; first pranched 
dnal:rays2 1/6to 2 1/33pedtoral 1 2/5 to 1 4/5; ventral 1 2/3 
to 17/8. In alcohol leaden-brown above, sides from level with 
eye below bright silvery-white. fins a11 pale brownish, ventrals 
burnished with silvery+white. Length 115 to 175 mm, One without 
Locality, though likely fron Rio Janeiro? We have also included 
examples in the Academy from North Carolina, Florida, Porto Rico 
end Trinidad, in the above account, 
© rathbuni Ribeiro is said to differ in its rakers 3+13 
and eye 3 1/6 in head? 
Oligophites saliens (Bloch). ~ 44-16‘ 
Head 4 1/6; depth 33; D. I. IV. I, 20; A.II + L.193; snout 
4 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 4; maxillary 1#; interorbital 
3; rakers II. 4-9, III; length 275 mm, One without locality, 
