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extending posteriorly to about the twelfth scale of the lateral line and 

 more than halfway to the origin of the ventrals. 



The ventral is inserted midway between the snout-tip and the insertion 

 of the caudal fin, and in the perpendicular from the posterior dorsal 

 ray ; its length equals half the distance from the origin of the pec- 

 toral to that of the ventral. 



Eadial fonnula.—B. Yl; D. 12; A. 13; 0. 13, 18, 12; P. 18; V. II, 12. 



Scales. — 3.^, 60, 4. The scales are cycloid, with the posterior edge 

 emargiuate, the exposed surface covered with minute asperities ; as in 

 some, and perhaps all other members of this group, single rows of scales 

 saddle the dorsal and the abdominal ridges of the body. The scales 

 are very large: one from the abdominal row, directly behind the ventrals, 

 measuring 6J x 4J; one from the lateral line, 5 J x 3-^, the unit of meas- 

 urement being the hundredth of body-length. One of the scales of the 

 lateral line, detached, is broad enough to cover the exposed surfaces of 

 live others in the same line. 



Color. — The color is considerably obliterated, but appears to have 

 been similar to that of the common smelt {Osmerus mordax), with per- 

 haps more of a metallic lustre. 



The species, according to Mr. Newcomb, has a cucumber-like smell, 

 resembling that of the smelt. 



Table of Measurements. 



Current number of speciuieu 

 Locality 



Extreme length without caudal 



Lpugth to end of middle caudal rays 

 Body : 



Greatest height 



G I euti-st widt h 



Height at vcntrali , 



Least height of tail 



Length of caudal peduncle 



Head : 



Greatest length 



Greatest height 



Greatest width , 



"Width of interorbital area , 



Length of suout 



Length of operculum , 



Leijgth of inaxillary 



Length of mandible 



l):anittrr of orbi*i 



Dorsal (first) : 



Distauce from snout 



Length of base 



Lc'ngih of longest ray 



Length of first ray 



Length of second ray 



Length of last ray 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Lengtli of base 



Distance from snout 



Anal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of b.-.so 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



21,6-i4. 



S ible Island Bank. 

 Stomach of Hake. 



Millim. 



38-2 

 408 



lOOths. 



19 

 10 

 17.5 

 5. 75 



9 

 9 



43 

 9 



17' 



9 

 15i 



6.3 



2i 



85" 



83 



9i 

 3 

 9 

 2. 66 



