39. ENGRAULIDID^ STOLEPHORUS. 
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33'> (mncli smaller and more compressed, probably the young of 6'. rhigens, but occur- 
ring in large schools) : EngrauUs jndcheU us Gininl, U. S. ISlav. Astrou. Exped. Zodl. Fish. 
247.) 
tt Sides Avitli a distinct silvery lateral band. 
t Belly compressed to an edge and faintly serrated. 
453. S. bii’owEBi (Gmel.) J. &, G. — Anchovg. 
Olivaceous; sides silvery; the silver^’ lateral band about as wide 
as the eye, very distinct, more so than in our other species. Body 
rather elongate, compressed, not elevated. Uead rather short, the 
snout projecting- much beyond the tip of the lower jaw. Teeth pretty 
strong, maxillary extending beyond base of mandible, but not quite 
reaching to the edge of the giP- opening. Eye large, 3^ in head. Gill- 
rakers long, but shorter than in S. comprcssiia. Anal with a sheath of 
scales; dorsal inserted nearer caudal than snout. Head 3f; depth 
1). 12; A. 20; Lat. 1. 40. L. 4-6 inches. Cape Cod to Brazil; very 
abundant southward. 
(Atherina hrowni Gmcl. Syst. Xat. 1397; Giintlier, vii, .389: Chqyea vittata 'Mitchill, 
Trans. Lit. & Phil. Soc. N. Y. i, 459: Engraidis mitchiUi Giiuther, vii, 391: Engraidis 
vittatus of most recent writers.) 
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454. S. EiiisBcMS (Goode &. Be.an) Jor. & Gilb. 
Snout somewhat compressed. Maxillary slightly dilated, endin g in an 
acute point, which extends backward to the gill-oiienings, toothed along 
its entire lower edge; minute teeth in both jaws. Gill-rakers not very 
numeious, the longest as long as the eye. Origin of dorsal midway be- 
tween posterior margin of orbit and the root of the caudal. Lateral 
stripe one-third the height of the body. Head 3| in length; depth oj. 
Eye greater than snout. D. 15; A. 22. {Goode tf Bean.) Clear Water 
Haibor, hlorida. Evidently closely related to 8. hroicni. 
{Engraidis hiidcus Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. ii, 343, 1679.) 
tt Belly not carinated or serrated. 
a. Body not strongly compressed, very slender. 
455. s. pcrfasciatsis (Poey) Jor. & Gilb. 
Body elongate, much slenderer than in 8. hroicni, and not so much 
compressed. Uead not so deep as in 8. hroicni, more pointed, the snout 
rather sharp. Eye rather small, 4^ in head, not longer than snout, 
^laxillary teeth well developed; maudibulary teeth very slender. Gill- 
rakers very long, as long as eye. Maxillary shorter than in 8. hroicni, 
not reaching quite to the base of the mandible. Belly slightly com- 
pressed, not serrated. Scales very deciduous. Ventrals short, very 
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