They agree with two smaller Semoan examples in the 
Academy, although the latter seem to show a slightly more 
mottled appearance, fins more cross-barred and smaller 
with conspicuous dark vertical bans, ‘Scales with basal radii 
17 or 183; apical denticles 70 to 72, 
Ambassidas. 
Ambassis ambassis (Lacépede). 
Head 2 4/5; depth 2 3/4; D. VII, I, 10; A. III, 9, 4: 
scales 24 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 more on latter; 
5 scales above lateral line to spinous dorsal origin; 7 below 
to anal origin; 14 predorsal scales to eyes; snout 44 in head 
from upper jaw tip; eye 3; maxillary 2 2/3; interorbital 3 2/5, 
Body elongately ovoid, strongly compressed; predorsal 
‘keel trenchant to eyes. Head width 2 2/3 in its total adength, 
Smout convex, length 3/5 its width. Hind eye edge midway in head 
without mandible, Maxillary extends little beyond front eye, 
but not to pupil. Lower jaw well protruded in front. Narrow 
bands of minute or villiform teeth in jaws, on vomer and pale- 
tines; no teeth on tongue. Interorbital slightly convex. Lower 
preopercile ridge also lower edge of bone, finely denticulated, 
otherwise entire; lower preorbital edge denticulated; lower 
interopercle edge #ith'4 Gentiicles; rast at corner and largest, 
Rakers 8 17, lanceolate, about 2 in eye}; filaments about 3/5 
of rakers. ‘Scales rather loose; many fallen; basal radii about 
© to 83; apical circulli 38 +053; basal circuli much coarser or 
55 to 40; though squamation damaged laterla line comppete 
