Rakers Ste. Panceelete, nearly lone as filaments, which 
about 2 in eye. seales cycloid, very small, largest on top of 
head; soft dorsal, anal and caudal largely covered with small 
scales; radiating basal striae 7 or 8; circuli 38 to 42; about 
12 rows of cheek scales; several large scales directly behind 
eye; lateral line slopes moderately, mostly parallel with dorsal 
profile, midway along caudal peduncle side out over length of 
caudal medially; tubes simple. Third dorsal spine 25?; ventral 
21/8?. Color in alcohol with back gray-brown, sides and below 
silvery-whitish.,. tris brown. Fins pale brown, Length 171 mn, 
Rio Janeiro, 
We have also examined a dried skin in the Academy from 
Buenos Aires, It shows: Head 3 1/6; depth 44; D. IX, I, 20; 
A. II, 1, 8, 13; sealeés in 57 rows along and close above lateral 
line to caudal base, and 7 more on latter; tubes 49 in lateral 
cee to caudal base and 7 more, lerger on latter; 8 scales above 
leteral line to spinous dorsal origin, 8 te soft dorsal origin 
and 9 below to spinous anal origin; about 47 predorsal scales; 
snout 4 1/8 in head from upper jaw tip; eye 5 3/5 ; maxillary 
2 2/5; interorbital 5 1/3; fourth dorsal spine 2 2/5; upper 
caudal lobe 1 3/5; pectoral 1 9/10; ventral 21/5. Scales 
with 22 radiating basal striae; blunt apical denticles 55, 
In: coler dull brown, paler to whitish below, Narrow dark 
lines follow rows of scales on back and down below lateral 
line till level with pectoral axil, which dusky. Fins dull 
