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The identification of this species was made from one of the types 

 of Prof. Poey's original descriptions now preserved* in the National 

 Museum. 



Ta1)le of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



Wood's noil, 

 Massachusetts. 



21,468. 

 Pensacola, Fla. 



4,725 a. 

 Cuba. 



4,725 6. 

 Cuba. 



MiUi- 

 metres. 



100"^» Milli. 

 length. '"^*'^^"- 



of 

 length. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Extreme length 



Length to origin of middle caudal 



rays 



Body: 



Greatest height 



Greatest width 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Lengtli of caudal peduncle. .. 

 Head: 



Greatest length 



Greatest width 



Width of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of operculum 



Length of upper jaw 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to orbit. 



Diameter of orbit 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of last spine 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of antecedent spine . . 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Anal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Caudal: 



Length of middle rays 



Lenjjth of exter- < upper 



nalrays \ lower 



Pectoral: 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Branchiostegals 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Caudal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number of scales in lateral line . . 

 Number of transverse rows above 



I lateral line 



Number of transverse rows below 

 lateral line 



vn 



V,L9 

 11,8 

 IV, 17, IV 

 L12 

 L5 

 112 



15 



4H- 



VII 



V,I,9 



n,8 



L12 

 L5 

 106 



15 



17 



5.8 

 15.5 



14.0 

 21.0 



45.0 

 9.2 

 9.0 

 8.0 

 5.5 



10.5 

 10.6 



as 



10.0 

 "'6.6' 



7. 6§ 

 20J 

 20J 



33J 



12" 



9i 



V,L9 



n,8 



L12 



L5 



115, 120 



18 



18 



