FISHES OF NEW YORK 



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MEASUREMENTS 



Distance from tip of snout to eye (horizontally). 

 Distance from tip of snout to mouth (horizon- 



tally) ..................................... 



Distance from tip of snout to mouth (obliquely). 

 Distance from tip of snout to angle of mouth 



(horizontally) ........ '. ..................... 



Distance from tip of snout to angle of mouth 



(obliquely) ................................ 



Distance from tip of snout to spiracle (horizon- 



tally) ..................................... 



Greatest length of spiracle ................... 



Length of opening of spiracle ................ 



Distance from eye to spiracle ................ 



Distance from angle of mouth to spiracle ..... 



"Length of orbit .............................. 



Length of eye ................................ 



Width of mouth ............................. 



Length of upper .law to angle of mouth ....... 



Length of lower jaw to angle of mouth ....... 



Distance from mouth to nostril .............. 



Distance between nostrils ................... 



Distance between eyes ...................... 



Distance between eyes on cartilage ........... 



Distance between spiracles .................. 



First dorsal 



Distance from snout ......................... 



Length of base .............................. 



Greatest hight .............................. 



Second dorsal 



Distance from end of first dorsal .............. 



Distance from snout ........................ 



Length of base ................ '. ............. 



Greatest hight .............................. 



Length of posterior margin ................. 



Anal 



Distance from snout ........................ 



Length of base .............................. 



Greatest hight .............................. 



Length of anterior margin .................... 



Length of posterior margin ................... 



Caudal 



Distance from end of second dorsal ........... 



Distance of tip from end of second dorsal ..... 



Greatest width . 



Hnndredths 

 Millimeters of length 



176 6 



90 

 147 



280 

 305 



1000 



670 



95 



310 

 1980 



3GS 



158 



55 



2087 



250 



119 



233 



47 



116 

 620 

 232 



3 



5 



9.5 

 10.3 



34 



22.7 



10.5 

 67 



12.5 

 5.4 



70.7 

 8.5 

 4 



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