from the West Indies show scutes 34 or 35, though in every 
way agree, 
Drawing by Richard, 125 mm, long, labeled Cape Verde, 
Alepes marginata (Bleeker). 
Head 2 3/4; depth 24; D. I, VIII - I, 223; A. II = 1,18; 
scutes 45 in straight section of lateral line to caudal bag 
and 7 more onlatter; snout 3 3/5 in head from upper jaw tip; 
eye 3; maxillary 2 2/5; interorbital 5; head width 3 in total 
head length. 
Body strongly compressed. Snout compressed, width 7/8 
its length. Eye large, advanced, hind pupil edze about mids 
way in head length from upper jaw tip. Mouth large, lower 
jaw protruding. Maxillary greatly inclined, about first fifth 
in eye, not to pupil; expansion 2 in eye. Narrow bands of 
minute teeth in jaws, on vomer and palatines. Interorbital 
convex. Hakers about LO} 28, finely elongate, slender, stighte 
ly longer than filaments or 1} in eye. Scales fine, cycloid, 
circuli about 10 basally and 10 apically. Arch of lateral line 1 1/5 
in straight section to caudal base, Scutes moderately wide, 
each with narrow point. Straight section of = begins little 
behind soft dorsal origin. Color in alcohol pale brown on 
upper surface of head and back. Sides and lower surface uni- 
form silvery-"hite. Fins all pale brown, Cluster of obso-» 
lete dusky dots on upper hind portion of opercle, less than 
pupil in extent, Length 38 mm, Cape de Y‘erde Islends. 
