. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SHORE FISHES OF PERU 429 AUSTROMENIDIA REGIA I,Humboldt and Valenciennes) Pejerret Figure 83 Atherina regia Humboldt and Valenciennes, 1833, p. 187, Callao, Peru (original description). Atherina laticlavia Cope (probably not of Cuvier and Valenciennes), 1877, p. 28, Callao Bay, Peru. Basilichthys regillus Abbott, 1899, p. 339, Callao, Peru (original description).— Starks, 1906, p. 783, Callao, Peru. Basilichthys odavius Abbott, 1899, p. 340, Callao, Peru (original description, thought to be more slender, with greater space between dorsal
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE SHORE FISHES OF PERU 429 AUSTROMENIDIA REGIA I,Humboldt and Valenciennes) Pejerret Figure 83 Atherina regia Humboldt and Valenciennes, 1833, p. 187, Callao, Peru (original description). Atherina laticlavia Cope (probably not of Cuvier and Valenciennes), 1877, p. 28, Callao Bay, Peru. Basilichthys regillus Abbott, 1899, p. 339, Callao, Peru (original description).— Starks, 1906, p. 783, Callao, Peru. Basilichthys odavius Abbott, 1899, p. 340, Callao, Peru (original description, thought to be more slender, with greater space between dorsals, and with more numerous spines in first dorsal than in B. regillus). Basilichthys jordani Abbott, 1899, p. 341, Callao, Peru (original description, thought to diflFer from B. regillus and B. octavius in having a more strongly developed lower jaw and in the presence of teeth on vomer). Chirostoma affine Steindachner (possibly not of Steindachner, 1898, p. 313, Iquique, Chile), 1902, p. 128, Callao, Peru (description). Basilichthys affinis Evermann and Radcliffe, 1917, p. 47, pi. 4, fig. 3, Callao and Pisco, Peru (synonymy; description; reasons for synonymizing B. regillus and B. jordani, both of Abbott are stated).—Nichols and Murphy, 1922, p. 506, Lobos de Tierra Island, Independencia Bay, North Chincha Island, and Callao, Peru. Austromenidia regia Jordan and Hubbs, 1919, p. 66 (synonymy; range).— Fowler, 1940b, p. 763, Callao, Peru,. Figure 83.—Austromenidia regia (Humboldt and Valenciennes). From a specimen 270 mm. long, Callao, Peru ( No. 77644). (After Basilichthys affinis Evermann and Radcliffe, 1917.) Head to ; depth about to ; D. IV to VIII-I, 8 to 11; A. I, 14 to 16; P. 14 to 16 (usually 15); scales 70 to 93, 11 complete through series between basis of second dorsal and anal; vertebrae 49 to 51 (seven specimens dissected). Body very elongate, compressed; caudal peduncle fairly slender, its depth to in head; head rather low, somewh
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