168 FISHES OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



The Anal fin with about four rays ; the exact number diffi- 

 cult to be ascertained, on account of the dry state of the speci- 

 men. 



This specimen is a female, as is proved by its having an 

 anal fin, which Yarrell says is not found in the male ; and frcm 

 the size of the trunk. 



