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PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



The tail is wanting" in this individnal, but in'esent in tliat forwarded 

 by Mr. Turner. It is of the usual vulgaris type. 



The distance of the pectoral from the snout (.25) equals twice the length 

 of the jiectoral of the eyed side (.12A) and 2i times that of the blind side 

 (.10). 



The distance of the ventral from the snout (.25) is contained 4 times 

 in the total length. The length of the ventral (.05^) isr contained 4 J times 

 in that of the head. 



The flu-rays are : 1). 06. A. 77. P. II, 15. V. 6. 



The radial fornuila) of all the specimens are here summarized : 



22466. Uualashka. 



22467. St. Michael's. 

 10439. Eastport, Me. 

 14622. Eastport, Me. 



Table of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen. 



22,466. 



Locality \\ Unalashka, Sept. 



13, 1873. 



10,439. 



Eastport, 

 Maine. 



14,622. 



Eastport, 

 Maine. 



22,467. 



Saint Mi- 

 chael's, 

 Alaska. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



lOOths of 

 lenijtli. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



lOOths of 

 length. 



MiUi- 

 metres. 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



Extreme length 



Length to origin of middle caudal 



rays 



Body : 



Greatest liciglit 



Greati'.st width 



Height at vcntrals 



Least lieight of tail 



Length of caudal peduncle . . 

 Head : 



Greatest length 



Greatest width 



Width (if interorbital area . . 



Length of snout 



Lengtli iif diKiculum 



Length of ujiper jaw 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to orbit. 



Diameter of upper eye 



Dorsal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of longest ray 



Anal: 



Distance from. snout 



Length of longest ray 



Caudal : 



Leng-th of middle rays 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral: 



Distance from snout 



Length, eyed side 



Length, blind side 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Caudal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Length of pectoral of blind side. 



n, 15 

 6 



427 

 365 



32 



8h 



12 



254 

 ..... 



6 



5 



34 



12 



25 



m 



10 



5J 



103 



78 

 + 16 + 



n, 14 



6 



12^ 

 27 



3 



^ 



8 

 10 



m 



5i 



11 



34 

 11 



12i 



25^ 

 13* 

 10' 



26 

 6 



36 



n 



29 

 8 

 13 



26i 



103 I 

 (Broken. ) 



+ 16+ 

 II, 14 j 



6 ! 



. 3 



^ 



8 

 Si 



5t 

 5^ 



lOJ 



36 

 11 



12i 

 18* 



25 



Hi 



10" 



167 

 45 

 15 

 26 

 48 

 59 

 74 



68 

 115 



ir, 16,11 

 n, 16 



"Washington, May 10, 1879. 



