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Stephanolepis hispidus (Linne). This and the next, same local- 

 ity as last, though only a few. 



Alutera schoepfii (Walbaum). 



Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linne). One at Fortesque by H. E. 

 Dimmick 193^^ inches long. Another adult angled in Great Bay, 

 September 28, 1919. It was feeding largely on small amphipods, 

 living in the tubes of various marine worms. Several adults re- 

 ported from Maurice River Cove during the summer. Spheroides 

 maculatus was abundant at Atlantic City. 



Chilomycterus atinga (Linne). A fine adult example of this 

 tropical fish was sent to the U. of Pa. shortly after its capture 

 August 1, 1900, at Ocean City, by H. Adams. As the species was 

 previously unknown north of Florida, its occurrence in New Jersey 

 is of considerable interest. The original label says, "Caught this 

 afternoon a fish which seems to be very rare here, as no one knows 

 the name of it." 



Head 2f; depth 3; D. 12; A. 11; snout 2j in head; eye of; 

 mouth width 2f ; interorbital If. Spines short points covered with 

 skin, wide set. Forehead broad, flat, and interorbital, slightly con- 

 cave. Three low supraorbital spines, one above opercle and one 

 over gill-opening. Head broad as long, flattened below. Body 

 greatly depressed. Caudal peduncle small, its least depth equals 

 eye. Eye ellipsoid, slightly advanced. Mouth broad, with thick 

 papillose fleshy lips, gape half way to eye. Nostrils before middle of 

 front eye edge. Gill-opening little longer than eye. Skin spongy, 

 thick. Dorsal slightly before anal, and like all fins, rounded. Fully 

 expanded pectoral twice broad as deep. Caudal slightly longer than 

 pectoral. 



Color in alcohol dull brownish, with lilac tints on back and upper 

 surface, marked every^v^here with jet-black round spots, variable in 

 size, but none larger than pupil. On head above, spots more crowded. 

 Dorsal, caudal and pectoral dull brownish, marked with very small 

 black spots, few also on anal. All spots on fins not extending very 

 near edges. Brown tint of back extends into pale lower color below 

 eye, before gill-opening, behind pectoral base and below dorsal origin. 

 Under surface of body, including mandible, creamj^-white, with an 

 occasional scattered black spot. Length 335 mm. 



Chilomycterus schoepfi (Walbaum). Atlantic City. 



MoLA MOLA (Linne). One four feet long ashore near Barnegat 

 Light on July 26, reported by E. P. McCormick. Another, about 

 same size, at Ocean City, early in September, reported by Richard 

 Erskine. 



