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17. P. fiasiiToB'DEiBS (Grd.) J. &. G. 



Hotly moderately eloogate, strongly compressed. Head rather long 

 and nai row ; -muzzle short, decurved, shorter than the eye. Mouth coin- 

 paratively large, terminal; maxillary reaching past front ot eye. Eyes 

 large, 4 in head. Opercular spine strong. Lateral line beginning at 

 the eye, on about 12 to 15 scales. Neck scaly ; belly and throat scaly. 

 Olivaceous, dotted with' dusky points; second dorsal and anal speckled. 

 Head 4; depth C. D. X-9; A. II, 7; Lat. 1. 55. L. 2 inches. Massa- 

 chusetts to New Jersey. 



(Boleoaoma fusiformia Girard, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist, v, 1854, 41: Hololejns f uni- 

 form} a 1'opo, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phi la. 1804, 'j:5H : Hololupis fusiformis Vaillant, 1. c. 

 131: ttolrii-hthyts fuaiformis Jordan, Man. Vert. 



818. P. en'ochrows (Cope) J. & G. 



Body elongate, compressed; the dorsal outline curved, the ventral 

 nearly straight. Head long, decurved and narrowed in front. Mouth 

 subinl'erior; the maxillary reaching past front of eye. Eye 4 in head, 

 greater than length of snout. Opercular spiue strong. Lateral line 

 developed on about 1C scales. General color rather dark; blackish 

 above; a black streak on muzzle and one downward from eye; a dark 

 band, irregularly notched, along the sides, besides dark specks; caudal 

 barred; the sides along the lateral band marked by red dots in life. 

 Head 4; depth G. B. IX-10 ; A. II, 7 ; Lat. 1. 43. L. 2 inches. Streams 

 tributary to Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. ( Vaillant.) 



(Hololopis erochrous Cope, Proc. A<-ad. Nat. Sci. Phila. ]K'i4. _':':': ll<>lnl<-jiin crochrous 

 Vaillant, 1. C. i:>:>: /'<>/< ir!itltyn crochruim Jordan, Man. Vert. *2 % J8.) 



8I1>. P. cos Jordan & Copeland. 



I '.ody elongate, slender, somewhat compressed, especially behind, 

 rather heavy forwards, with very long and slender caudal peduncle. 

 Head long, i (Minded in front. Mouth small, little oblique, the upper 

 jaw a very little the long< r. BorsaHins high, about equal; caudal trun- 

 cate. < hecks, opercles. and neck closely scaled. Breast naked, or with 

 a median series of small scales. Lateral line developed on 22 to 26 

 scales. ( 'olor dark olive, with darker markings; 10 or 12 dark dorsal 

 spots or liars, and as many short dark-blue bars across the lateral line 

 ii(-!il\ opposite the dorsal bars, but not continuous with them; the in- 

 terspaces between these bars, as well as most of the ventral region, 

 bright crimson in the males, nearly plain in the females; lower parts of 

 the sid:--. cheeks, etc., with various sharply defined but irregular black 

 markiu . : second dorsal, caudal, and pectorals strongly marked with 



