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FISHERY BULLETIN OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Figure 214. — Scup (Stenotomus versicolor). Adult, Woods Hole; from Goode, drawing by H. L. Todd; A, egg; B, larva, 

 3 days old, 2.8 mm.; C, larva, 10.5 mm.; D, larva, 25 mm. A-D, after Kuntz and Radcliffe. 



long dorsal fin originating over the pectorals and 

 preceded by a forward -pointing spine; the spiny 

 (12 spines) and soft (12 rays) parts are contin- 

 uous, forming a single fin. As a whole the dorsal 

 fin is moderately high, its first spine much shorter 

 than the others, its rear corner rounded, and 

 it can be laid back in a groove along the mid 

 line of the back. The anal (3 spines and 11 or 12 

 rays) is nearly as long as the soft part of the 

 dorsal, under which it stands, and is almost even 

 in height from front to rear, but with the first 



spine shorter than the others. The anal fin is de- 

 pressible in a conspicuous groove, like the dorsal. 

 The caudal is deeply concave with sharp corners. 

 The pectorals are very long (reaching to even 

 with the soft part of the dorsal), sharp pointed, 

 and with slightly concave lower rear margins. 

 The ventrals, situated below the pectorals, are of 

 moderate size. 



Color.- — Dull silvery and iridescent, somewhat 

 darker above than below; the sides and back with 

 12 to 15 indistinct longitudinal stripes, flecked with 



