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The ideutiflcation of this species was made from one of the types 

 of Prof. Poey's original descriptions now preserved in the National 

 Museum. 



Tahle of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



21,226. 



Wood's HoU, 

 Massachusetts. 



21,468. 

 Pensacola, Fla. 



4,725 a. 

 Cuba. 



4,725 b. 

 Cuba. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



MiUi- 

 metres. 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Milli- 

 metres. 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Extreme length 



Length to origin of middle caadal 



ra vs 



Body: 



Greatest height 



Greatest width 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Length of caudal peduncle. . . 

 Head: 



Greatest length 



Greatest width 



Width of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of operculum 



Length of upper jaw 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to orbit. 



Diameter of orbit 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Lengtli of last spine 



Dorsal (soft) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of antecedent spine .. 



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 first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Caudal:' 



Length of middle rays 



Len";th of exter- C upper 



nal rays ( lower 



Pectoral: 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Branchiostegals 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Caudal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Kumber of scales in lateral line . . 

 Kumber of transverse rows above 



lateral lino 



Number of transverse rows below 

 lateral line 



450 



vn 



V,L9 



n,8 



IV, 17, IV 

 L12 

 1,5 

 112 



15 



17 



17 

 10 

 14J 

 6f 

 21 

 * 



30J 

 10 



5i 

 12i 



4 

 13 

 18J 

 12 



5 



41 

 10 



44 

 70 

 4i 



4| 



71i 

 8 

 H 



^ 



7+ 



4J+ 



7J 

 21 

 19 



30 

 10| 



38 

 9 



vn 



V,I,9 



n,8 



1,12 

 1J> 

 106 



15 



17 



15 

 10 

 13f 



21 



32 



94 



5* 

 134 



3f 

 134 

 19 

 134 



&4 



41 

 94 

 94 

 9J 



54 



10 



5 



10| 



lOf 



72 

 8| 

 14 

 44 

 94 

 94 

 6 



74 



30§ 

 11 



38 



275 



12.2 



33.7 



5.8 

 15.5 



14.0 

 2L0 



5.8 



45.0 

 9.2 

 9.0 

 8.0 

 5.5 



72.3 

 9.2 



10.5 



10.6 



6.5 



75.0 

 7.8 



6.6 



204 

 204 



334 

 12 



414 

 94 



225 



V,I,9 



n,8 



V,L9 



n,8 



115, 120 

 18 

 18 



1,12 

 L5 

 120 



17 or 18 



18 



14.5 



33.5 



5.5 

 15.7 



14.0 

 21.0 



5.6 



45.0 



9.2 



10.6 



11.2 



6.0 



71.0 

 9.2 

 5.0 



12.0 



n.7 



7.0 



74.2 

 7.8 

 2.4 

 6.0 



ILO 



6.0 



9.8 

 22.0 

 20.0-f 



33.3 

 12.2 



41 

 10 



