4rg 
horizontal; broad scaly dorsal and anal sheatns; axillary 
ventral scaly flap half of fin; caudal scaly basally, fine 
scales out over most of lobes, also over lower surfaces of 
ventrals as depressed; cheek with 3 rows of scales to preo- 
percle ridge and several scales on flange above angle; 
muzzle naked, squamous area reaching to hind nostril and 
naked median area nearly closed in front by approximating 
scales; basal radiating striae 53. circnuli very fine; lateral 
line largely concurrent with dorsal profile, slopes little high 
along front of caudal peduncle, midway at caudal base; tubes 
small, simple. Second dorsal spine 1 4/5 in head; second anal 
spine 4, third 3; upper caudal lobe (tip damaged) 1 1/3; pecto- 
ral (damaged) apparently little longer than head; ventral 1 2/3, 
Faded brownish in alcohol, back somewhat olive. Sides below 
level of upper eye edge pale, with silvery tints. fris and fins 
all brownish, upper edge of spinous dorsal disky. Length 130 
mm. (caudal damaged). Rio Janeiro. 
We heve also examined 2 in the Academy from Rio Janeiro, 
which show: Heed 3 to 31/10; depth 3 to 3 1/8; D.X&, 
A.III, 7, i; scales 46 or 47 in lateral line to caudal 
end 4 or 5 more on latter; 6 scales above lateral line 
spinous dorsal origin; 4 to soft dorsal origin, 10 or 1] below 
to spinous enal origin; 22 to 24 predorsal scales; snout 3 1/8 
to 3 1/5 in head; eye 31/8 to 3 1/5; maxillary 2 to 2 4/5; 
interorbital 3 1/5 to 3%. Third anal spine 3 2/5 to 4 1/8 in 
head. Premaxillary groove evenly wide in front, scales not 
approximating. Length 11% to 150 mm, 
