7 #0 
Our examples, agree with the original account. The species 
is We11 figured sad. Gekevibed by Steindachner on 8 examphes from 
Cavancha Bay at Iqriqui. 14, Ais quite likely that the nominal 
Ssalarias rubropunctatus Valenciennes is also synonymous, and the 
figure by Veleutiennes © is of the young, showing the dorsal 
without oblique dark streaks. S. gigas Steindachner , which agrees 
with our smaller specimens, appears to be only a variant. The pale 
longitudinal bead on the head is veritable, and nearly uniform exe 
amples may, or may not, show the dark blotch of the spinous dorsal 
forward, or one ¢ lese behind the eye, one or beth being present, 
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5. unicolor httiasi’ and 3. modestus Philippi are other nomi- 
mal Chilean species, doubtless closely related, if net identical, 
ae EO OO tO IC A tO TE TAD AT tO OI OLLI ALLIES LIL LOL LAD OD AD AAD OOD AD 
_ Repne Am, Cuvd,111,,Peiss.,1859,°1,77,fig.3. 
294, 
Am. Univ,Chile,vol.93,1896, p80. 
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bec, ,».38a 
Emblemaria atlantica Jerdan and Evermann, 
Head 3 to 3 7/8; depth 4 te 4 3/43 D.28 to 30; A. 22 or COs 
snout 3 1/3 to 4 2/5 in head; eye 3 1/6 to 3 1/2; maxillary 1 7/8 
£o 2 ; head width 2; interorbital 1 2/3 to 2 in eye. Snout length 
2/3 its width. Eye anterior, little elevated; no tentacle, Maxil- 
lary well beyind eye. Teeth strong, conic, simple, in single row 
in jaws, on vomer and palatines. Interorbital narrow, concave, 
