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Tce^/i.— Vomerine teeth iu a patch shaped like a spear, with concave 

 cutting edges and acutely produced angles. 



Table of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



21,337. 

 Pensacola, Fla. 



Millim. lOOths 



Extreme length without caudal 



Length to end of middle caudal rays 



Body : 



Greatest height 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Head : 



Greatest length 



Width of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of operculum 



Length of luaxillary 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to centre of orbit . 



Diameter of eye 



Dorsal (spinous): 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of tirst spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of longest spine 



Length of last spine 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Length of base 



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 third spine 



Length of first ray , 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray . .'. 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



430 

 501 



Length of external rays { to Ferior . 



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 lateral line 

 Number of transverse rows below lateral line. 



7 



X.14 



III, 8 



+ 17 + 



L5 



L15 



45 



6 



14 



(U)i in.) 



34 

 32 



12 



13 

 11 



14 

 17 

 15J 

 54 



39J 



26 



^ 



7 



(4th) llj 



7i 



21 

 9 



(4th) 11 

 6 



73 

 13i 

 3* 



7' 



C4 



12 



(2d) 13 

 6^ 



16J 



25 



23 



33} 



23J 



38J 

 17 



A MOTE OS TH£ GCI^F MJEIUHADEN, BREVOORTIA PATRONrS, GOODE. 



By SII.AS STEARNS. 



The Gulf Menhaden are first seen about Pensacola iu April. They 

 enter the harbor iu small schools, swimming at the surface, rippling the 

 water as they go. I have never seen any large schools, perhaps not 

 more than four or five barrels iu one body; but the number of small 

 schools which might be seen in a few hours at the right place and in a 



