base than preopercle ridge, long front lobe extends beyond 
caudal base, equals body abpihs front and anal lobe 14; upe 
per caudal lobe about 1%, Pectoral 1 1/3 in head; ventral 
21/5/ In alcohol dull brownish generally, sides and tower 
surface burnished silvery-white, Fins all brown, tris light 
brown, Along lateral line on each side of body, 5S obscure 
deep brown spots, little smaller than pupil, first opposite 
dorsal origin and third nearly opposite front of caudal 
peduncle, Length 330 mm,, one without locality, likely 
from Polynesia? 
Richard's drawing is much smaller and is based on a 
specimen from Pomotriy ( ¢ 
Ruppell's figure of Casimorus quinquipanctatus”” agrees 
in the essential characters, such as the maxillary to micdle 
94 Sk RE a Le aie 
Atles Reis.Nord.Af.y 18 ~ be 90, 21, 24, Tig. i. 
of eye, long dorsal and anal and caudal lobes, that of the 
anal longer than the dorsal and reaching back opposite cau-« 
dal base, te also shows indications of a few postocular 
scales directly behind the eye, The species of the present 
95 
group in Polynesia are discussed by Kendall and Goldsborough , 
95. | 
Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus). rH tere 
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Drawing by Richard, labeled Rio Janeiro, 
