. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SHORE FISHES OF PERU SCIAENA CALLAENSIS, netf species Figure 61 287 Head , ; depth , ; D. X-I, 23, X-I, 21; A. II, 9, II, 9; P. 18, 18; scales 56, 57. Body moderately elongate, compressed, its greatest thickness about half its depth; back moderately high; dorsal outline rather strongly convex at nape, straight to slightly concave over eyes; head fairly deep, compressed; caudal peduncle rather deep, compressed, , in head; snout long, conical, projecting beyond mouth, , in head; eye rather small, , ; intero
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SHORE FISHES OF PERU SCIAENA CALLAENSIS, netf species Figure 61 287 Head , ; depth , ; D. X-I, 23, X-I, 21; A. II, 9, II, 9; P. 18, 18; scales 56, 57. Body moderately elongate, compressed, its greatest thickness about half its depth; back moderately high; dorsal outline rather strongly convex at nape, straight to slightly concave over eyes; head fairly deep, compressed; caudal peduncle rather deep, compressed, , in head; snout long, conical, projecting beyond mouth, , in head; eye rather small, , ; interorbital , ; mouth rather large, slightly oblique, inferior; lower jaw included; the gape anteriorly well below level of lower margin of eye; lips, maxillary, and chin papUlose; maxillary reaching nearly to vertical from posterior margin of pupil, , in head; teeth in upper jaw in a rather narrow band, with an outer closely set series of enlarged teeth, about as long as anterior nostril; teeth in lower jaw principally in 2 series, with the inner series. Figure 61.—Sciaena callaensis, new species. From the type, 340 mm. long, Callao Bay, Peru ( No. 36934). enlarged at least laterally; gill rakers short, those at angle not quite as long as pupil, 14, 15 more or less developed on lower and 7, 8 on upper limb of first arch; preopercle with a serrated membranous edge; lateral line slightly arched anteriorly, becoming horizontal above base of anal; scales rather large, with slightly flexible ctenoid posterior edges, extending forward nearly to tip of snout, extending on base of second dorsal, not forming a continuous sheath, present on at least basal half of interradial membranes of caudal, also extending slightly on bases of anal and pectoral, 5, 6 full oblique rows between lateral line and first dorsal spine and 6, 7 between it and first ray of second dorsal; dorsal fins contiguous, the spines slender, the fourth one longest, not reaching beyond tips of succeed
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