488 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Tahle of vicasurements. 



Species . . 

 Locality 



Extreme length 



Length to end of caudal armature . 

 Body : 



Greatest height 



Greatest width . . 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Length of caudal peduncle — 

 Head : 



Greatest length 



Distance from snout to nape . . 



Greatest ^vi(Uh 



Width of intci orbital area ... 



Length of snout 



Length of the operculum 



Length of maxillary 



Length of mandible 



Diameter of orbit 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout , 



l..ength of base 



Greatest height 



(Soft.) length of base 



Height at longest ray 



Anal : 



Distance from snout , 



Lengtli <if base 



Heiglit at lirsl free spine 



Height at longest ray 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral : 



Lengtli 



Ventral : 



Length 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Number of plates in lateral line . 



Caranx beani. 

 Beaufort, N. C. 



Inches 



and 

 lOOths. 



lOOths 



of 

 lengtli. 



Caranx cibi. 

 Cuba. 



I 



Inches ! lOOths 



and i of 



lOOths. I length. 



6.85 

 5.48 



30 

 27 

 15 

 114 



104 



8 

 14 

 IC 



9 



43 



17 



9 



38 

 13 



63 

 38 

 4 

 11 



11.00 

 9.00 



13 



Vni-I, 26 



II-I, 22 



25 



10 

 10 



8 



m 



15 



10 

 34i 

 •12i 



31 

 24 



26 



34 



11 



VIII-I, 25 



U-I, 22 



29 



Indiana State University, 



Bloom ington, Ind., November IjO, 1880. 



OIV A <;OIiIiE€TIOIV OF FISHES FROM EASTERIV ITIISSISSBPPI.* 



By O. P. HAY. 



The collection of fishes which it is the object of the present paiier to 

 describe was made almost wholly by the author, while on a trip along 

 the eastern side of the State of Mississippi, during- the latter part of 

 March and the early part of April of the present year, 1880. The route 

 taken was along the Mobile and Ohio IJailroad, and extended from 

 Corinth, near the northern line of the State, to Shnbuta, a town about 

 one hundred miles north of Mobile. Stops were made along this line of 

 travel of from a few hours to four or five days. The conditions for col- 



*A full series of these has been'' preseu ted to the National Museimi. 



