178 Storefs Descriptions of, and Observations on. 



The fin rays are as follows : — D. 11 — 9 ; P. 11 ; V. 1 — 5 ; 

 A. 3—9 ; C. 18. 



I described the Prionotus Carolinus from the only speci- 

 men I had then seen, which was sent me by Dr. Yale from 

 Holmes' Hole. In September, 1840, I received a beautiful 

 specimen, twelve inches long, taken in a net at Green Island, 

 by Capt. Nathaniel Blanchard ; and Mr. Henry Sheafe has 

 lately sent the Society two other specimens, captured at Phil- 

 lip's Point, Lynn. 



But three specimens of a species belonging to a genus 

 which I called Cryptacanthodes, (and which I am gratified 

 to know has been adopted by Dr. Dekay, in his Report on the 

 Zoology of New York, now in the course of preparation, ) had 

 been met with. Since my Report was published, a specimen 

 has been presented me by Mr. Henry Bryant, of this Society, 

 as having been found on the shore at Commercial Point ; and 

 another specimen, which formerly belonged to the New Eng- 

 land Museum, is now in the cabinet of the Boston Museum. 



During the last summer. Dr. Leach of .this city, sent me a 

 fine specimen of the Umbrina nebulosa, fifteen inches in 

 length, which was taken in a net at Lynn. I had previously 

 seen but one specimen, and although my description was 

 drawn up from that specimen, which had been for years pre- 

 served in spirits, the colors were so exceedingly well preserv- 

 ed, (as I had an opportunity to decide by comparing the two,) 

 that any further description is unnecessary. The fresh fish 

 when boiled was very palatable. 



The specimen of the Pelamts sarda, which I described, 

 was received from Holmes' Hole, where, Dr. Yale informed 

 me, it had been not unfrequently met with of late. In June, 

 1840, I received a specimen from Dr. William Prescott, of 

 Lynn, who wrote me '' it was taken, with another specimen, 

 hanging by its teeth to the meshes of a net which had been 

 set for Menhaden, They are considered by our fishermen as 

 very rare^ but few having been taken or seen by them in our 

 waters." I have heard of a few specimens having been 

 taken in the vicinity of Nahant. 



