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straight, very slender, the longest one half as long as the eye, 1 1 above and 14 

 below the angle of the first arch. The dorsal origin is nearer to tip of snout than 

 to base of caudal, its distance from the snout equaling twice the length of head ; 

 the dorsal base is as long as the postorbital part of head ; the longest dorsal ray 

 is two-thirds as long as the head, and nearly twice as long as the last ray. Adipose 

 fin twice as long as wide, as long as the iris, its origin distant from base of middle 

 caudal rays a space equal to length of head without the snout ; the fin is over the 

 end of anal base. Ventral midway between tip of snout and base of middle caudal 

 rays, its length two-thirds of length of head ; its appendage as long as the eye. 

 Anal fin distant from ventral origin a space equal to length of head ; anal base as 

 long as snout and eye combined ; longest anal ray equal to ventral and nearly two 

 and one-half times last anal ray. Pectoral as long as the head without the snout. 

 Caudal well forked, its outer rays about as long as the pectoral fin. 



Color of the upper parts dark gray or greenish, the sides with a silvery shade 

 passing into a deep red or orange on the lower half and, especially, the belly ; red 

 spots on the sides; lower fins margined with white and a blackish shade within the 

 margin; sides of the head silvery ; dorsal and caudal fins uniform dusky, unspotted. 



The Saibling has been introduced into the United States, and a specimen was 

 obtained from Sterling Lake, N. J., December 29, 1888. This was presented by A. 

 S. Hewitt, Jr., to Eugene G. Blackford of New York City, and by him forwarded to 

 the U. S. National Museum for identification and preservation. The specimen is 

 9)/ 5 inches long. It does not differ in any way from European specimens with 

 which it has been compared, as may be seen from the following description : 



The greatest height of the body equals two-ninths of the total length without 

 caudal ; the least height of the caudal peduncle is two-fifths of greatest depth of 

 body and one-third of length of head. Head large, one-fourth of total length with- 

 out caudal ; snout equal to eye, four in head ; maxilla extending to slightly behind 

 orbit, its width nearly one-fourth of its length ; mandible slightly projecting. 

 Dorsal origin nearer to tip of snout than to base of caudal ; base of dorsal one- 

 half as long as the head ; longest dorsal ray equal to pectoral and nearly two-thirds 

 of length of head ; last dorsal ray one-third of length of head. Adipose fin over 

 the last two or three anal rays, its length about equal to diameter of iris. The 

 ventral origin is under the fifth or sixth divided ray of the dorsal ; the fin is as long 

 as the postorbital part of the head ; its appendage is not quite one-third as long 

 as the fin, and equals the diameter of the iris. The anal base is four-ninths as long 

 as the head ; the last ray of the fin is one-half as long as the longest, which is 

 one-half as long as the head. The pectoral reaches almost to below the origin of 



