328 SKYF.MH REPORT OF THE FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



York aquarium for 19 months, and was then frightened by visitors when the water 

 was drawn low for cleaning, and injured itself so badly that it died after a few 

 hours of struggling. The following measurements were obtained from the fresh 



fi sn - INCHES. 



Length, - 24 

 Middle caudal rays from end of scales, W 



Depth, \ 



Least depth of caudal peduncle, - 1 Y* 



Head, ^ 



Snout, - l % 



1 1 



Eye, ,76 



Orbit, - ... # 



Snout to dorsal, - - 9/^ 



Dorsal base, 2 Y\ 

 Longest dorsal ray, - 



Last dorsal ray, I J4 



Snout to ventral, - - - ll /4 



Length of ventral, 2^ 



Snout to anal, - i6f6 



Anal base, I H 



Longest anal ray, i^ 



Last anal ray, - i/^ 



Snout to adipose dorsal, - 17^6 



Width of adipose dorsal, /4 



Length of adipose dorsal, Y\ 



Length of pectoral, - 3/^ 



Upper jaw, 2^ 



Maxilla, - 2 



The head has about 28 dark spots, the largest on the gill cover, oblong, ^ inch 

 long. Body with many large and small black spots, a few with a pale ring around 

 them, and some as large as the largest on the gill cover ; one on the caudal peduncle 

 of one side distinctly X-shaped. General color dark bluish gray ; belly and lower 

 parts iridescent silvery ; fins all dusky ; the dorsal with many black spots ; eye pale 

 lemon, the upper part dusky. 



Gill rakers, 9+ u, the longest 5 / l6 inch. B. u ; D. 10. Scales, 21-123-20. 



