Jorden notes©/° an example recorded by Valenciennes 200 mm, 
long, from Bahia, ‘+ts depth is given as 2 4/5, 
In our example the first 3 dorsal spines are very Slightly 
roughened, pectoral half combined head and trunk, snout with blunt 
lateral spines behind serrae, emai spine, on cheek bone, third 
dorsal spine 21/8 in head, caudal truncate and no black blotch 
on spinous; dorsal. 
273, 
Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.,1886, p. 544. 
EE Be EE Cerro. eee Ce a 
= % 
; y 
Chelidonicnhtnys kumu (Lesson). TA4 Sie Os 
Head 3 1/4; depth 5 3/4; D.IX-16; A. 14; scales in 150 
rows in lateral line to caudal base; tubes about 70 in lateral line 
to caudal base; 12 scales alove lateral line to soft dorsal origin, 
48 below to anal origin; 18 rows of scales before spinous dorsal 
origin; snout 2 in head; eye 5 1/4; maxillary 2 1/4; bony interorbi- 
tal 6; head width 12/3, Interorbital concave, Rakers 2+10, lanceo- 
late, slightly larger than filaments or 2 in eye, Scales cycloid, 
basal radiating striae 2 to 4, circuli fine. Pectoral 1 4/5 to cau- 
dal base. Color in alcohol umber above, sides and below whitish, 
former with silvered appearance, Soiuéie dorsal uniform pale brown, 
soft dorsal and anal little darker. Anal white, Pectoral with dusky 
membranes, blackish inside, with lowermost and few spots white; out- 
side, or front edges of rays all whitish. Ventral pale brownish, 
