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tail deeply forked, its ventral fins very small, its dorsal and anal of moderate 

 size, its mouth large and gaping back as far as the hind margin of the eye, and 

 that the tip of its lower jaw projects beyond the upper. 



Fig. 48. — Menbaden (Brcioortia tyrannus) 

 a, Adult, b. Egg. c, Larva, newly hatched, 4.5 millimeters, d, Fry, 23 millimeters, c, Young flsh, 33 millimeters. 



Size. — Adult menhaden average 12 to 15 inches in length, and from two-thirds 

 to 1 pound in weight. One 18 inches long was taken at Woods Hole in 1876, and a 

 fish 20 inches long has been reported. 



