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veut is much nearer the anal origin ; (5) the caudal peduncle is shorter 

 and higher. The proportions of the two forms are well brought out in 

 the table of measurements. 



Measurements of species of Bairdiella. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



Extreme length 



Length to origin of middle caudle rays 



Body : 



Greatest height 



Greatest widtli 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Length of caudal peduncle 



Head : 



Greatest length 



Distance from snout to nape 



Greatest width 



Widt h of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of operculum 



Length of maxilla 



Length of mandible 



Length of longest gill-raker 



Distance from snout to orbit 



Diameter of eye 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of longest spine (4th) 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of last spine (10th) 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Length of base 



Length of antecedent spine 



T-ength 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 (longest) 



Length of last ray 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Vential : 



Distance from snout 



Length of spine 



Length of longest ray 



"Veut from anal origin 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number of scales in lateral line 



Number of transverse rows above lateral line 



from origin of spinous dorsal 



Number of transverse rows below lateral line 



from anal origin 



If um Oer of gill-rakers 



35134 Bairdiella 



armata (type). 



Panama. 



30052 Bairdiella 



armata. 

 Jamaica, W. I. 



Millime-lOOthsof MUlune- lOOthsof 

 ters. length. ters. length. 



196 

 159 



52 

 22 



52 

 16 

 20 



51 

 30 

 24 

 11 

 11 

 18 

 18 

 21 

 5 

 13 

 11 



60 

 38 

 26 



5 

 13 



6 



53 

 10 

 23 

 10 



113 



18 



8 



34 



28+ 

 11 



37 



50 

 33 



55 



20 



35 



18 



XL 23 



11,8 



17 



1,5 



50 



8 



9 



8+15 



32.7 

 13. S 

 32.7 

 10.1 

 12.7 



32 

 19 

 154 



7 

 7 



n.4 



1L4 



13.3 



3.2 



8.2 



7 



38 



24 



16.3 

 3.2 

 8.2 

 3.8 



33.4 



6i 



14.7 



71.5 

 1L4 



5 

 2L5 

 17.5 



7 



23.5 



31* 

 21 



34.8 

 12.7 

 22.1 

 11.4 



204 

 167 



54 

 23 

 54 

 17 

 21 



53 



26 

 11 

 11 

 19 

 20 

 24 

 5 

 13 

 11 



62 

 39 



27 



4f 

 13 



7 



59 



8 



24 



10 



124 

 18 

 7 

 34 

 31 

 12 



37 



53 

 35 



59 



22 



35 



19 



XL 24 



11,8 



16 



1,5 



51 



8 



9-10 

 8 + 16 



32. 

 14 

 32. 

 10. 

 12. 



32 



15^ 

 6.8 

 6.8 



11.5 



12 



M.4 

 3 



7.8 

 6.8 



37.5 



23.5 



16.3 



3 



7.8 

 4.2 



35.4 



5 

 14.4 



6 



74.4 

 11 



4.2 

 20.5 

 18.6 



7.2 



22.5 



32 



21 



35.4 

 13.4 

 21 

 1L5 



24696 Bairdiella 



arc/yrohuca. 

 Charleston, S. C. 



Millime-lOOthsof 

 ters. , length. 



205 

 168 



55 

 23 



55 

 21 

 19 



56 



25 

 11 

 12 



20 

 20 

 27 

 5 

 14 

 12J 



63 

 38 

 33 



3 

 14 



8 



49 



9 



26 



10 



136 

 17 

 4 

 22 

 26 

 12 



37 



54 



34 



64 

 19 

 36 

 13 

 XII, 21 



n,9 



16 



1,5 



50 



8 



9 

 7+15 



38 



14 

 33 

 12. 

 11. 



33.4 



15 

 6.6 

 7.3 



12 



12 



16.2 

 3 



8.4 

 7.5 



36.8 



23 



19.8 

 1.8 

 8.4 

 5 



29.4 

 5.4 



15.6 

 6 



8L5 

 10.2 



2.5 

 13.2 

 15.6 



7.5 



22.3 



32 

 20. 



38. 

 11. 



99 



7.8 



•52. Micropogon fournierii (Desm.) Jord. " Mongalar Drummer." 



Mtcropo(jon uvdulatvs (part) Gunther, op. cit., ii, 18(50, p. 271. 



*30024. One specimen. D. X-I, 27; A. II, 8; scales 7-52-15. 

 30054. One specimen. 

 300C9. One specimen. 



