or 23 soft rays and 20 to 22 soft anal rays, 
O vs 
Trachinotwe palma Jordan and Starks, a2 
small example 25 mm., from Valparaiso, 
Lacterius lactarius (Schneider). 
Head 2 3/4, depth 2 2/3, D,. VII - I, 22; A. III, 27; 
scales 75 in lateral line to caudal base and 6 more in 
latter; 9 scales above lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 
20 below to spinous anal; about 23 scales between supras# 
capula and spinous dorsal ertein: asia 4 in head from upper 
jaw tip; eye 4 1/5; maxihlary 2 1/10; interorbital 4, 
Bédy strongly compressed, rather ovoid in contour or 
little deeper forward; caudal peduncle well compressed, 
length about 7/8 least depth and latter 3 in total head, 
Yead width 2¢ in its length. Snout conic, upper profile 
straight, length 1 4 /s its width, Hénd eye edge midway in head 
length, with very narrow adipose lid all around. Mouth large, 
powerful, lower jaw well protruded. Lits moderate, Maxile 
lary to eye center, free terminally; expansion 1z in eye, 
Band of minute, fine, simple, conic teeth above, narrowing 
toward rictus; pair of strong canines in front; row of 
smell, simple, conic, close-set, uniform teeth along each 
side of lower jaw, though larger than lateral upper teeth; 
pair of close-set canines in front, left one double; bands 
of minute veut in vomer and palatines, Tongue smooth, 
pointed, free in front, Nostrils together, level with upper 
