688 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 

 Family ZNGRAULIDIDJE. 



Anchovies. 



Body elongate, somewhat compressed, covered with thin cycloid 

 scales ; mouth extremely large, overlapped by the pig- like snout ; 

 the maxillary long and slender, extending backwards ; premaxillaries 

 small, firmly joined to maxillaries ; teeth small, fine and even, in a 

 single row usually; eye large and far forward; pseudobranchire 

 present ; no lateral lines ; belly rounded ; size small. 



STOLE PHORUS, Lac. 



(Engraulis, Cuv.) 



S. browni, Gmel. (vittatus, mitchilli, Giinth., hiulcus, G. & B.) Anchovy. 



Olivaceous ; sides silvery, with a distinct silvery band ; snout 



quite projecting ; teeth strong ; dorsal nearer caudal than snout ; 



anal with a sheath of scales ; belly has a faintly- serrated edge. 



Dorsal rays, 12 ; anal rays, 20 ; length. 4 to 6 inches. 



" This really valuable little fish appears annually along our 

 coast in extensive schools, and is easily taken." 



S. mitchilli, Cuv. & Val. (duodecim, Cope, vittatus, Stor.) 



Very pale; translucent ; silvery lateral stripe narrow; snout 

 and caudal yellowish, with many dark points ; a stripe of dark 

 points along back ; both jaws toothed ; cheeks triangular ; anal 

 high (26 rays); dorsal over anal (18 rays). Length, 2^ inches. 

 " This is not as common as the preceding, which is so very 

 abundant during August and September." 



S. perfasciatus, Poey. 



Body quite slender ; belly not serrated ; head not so deep as 

 browni, more pointed ; eye small ; maxillary teeth well developed ; 

 mandibular ones slender ; scales deciduous ; lateral silvery stripe 

 broad, bordered above by dusky streaks. Dorsal rays, 12 ; anal 

 rays, 20 ; length, 4 inches. West Indies ; occasional northward. 



Family SCOPELIDJE. 



Mouth wide ; entire margin of upper jaw formed of premaxilla- 

 ries ; maxillauies small ; pseudobranchia? present ; cheeks and opercles 



