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THE GRAY MULLET OR THIN-LIPPED GRAY MULLET. 



]\IUGIL CAIMTO. 

 Fig. 90. 



Adipose membrane rouiul the ci/cs oit/i/ slif/lifl// developed. /Icif/lit of the upper lip at niof<t" about '/u; (-^'-^ — f>''> %) 

 of the total leiif/tli of the head, !)—IO\l^ % of the tenffth of the head behind the ei/es, about '/- {l9'2~:J(rf; %) 

 of the length of the snout, about '/, {17"/,— 20 %) of the breadth of the mouth or also atiout '', (I(r7—2r2%) 

 of the Icnf/th of the barer jau-. No tubercles on the surface of the upper lip. Lene/th of the snotd about '/, 

 (•//^ ., — r)(}^ , %) of the leii(/th of the head behind the eyes, ichich measures about 14 % {13 — 14' 2 %) of the length 

 of the bod II, GO % {rjl-S—tlVo %) of the total length of the head, -/s i'^1'3 — G3'8 %) of the greatest depth of 

 the l>odii or rlO % {2 '.)'')—'■] 2' C) %) of the distance between the first dorsal fin and the tip of the snout. Length 

 (if the loirer jiiir and lircadfh of the mouth less than 50 % {the former 5/j — 48'5 %, the latter 54^/, — 51^^ %) 

 of the length of the head behind the ei/es. Breadth of the interorbital space at most 77 % {OO — 70':] %) of the 

 last measurement. Length of the head usuallg more than 24 % {25'S — 24 %) of tlie length of the l/odg minus 

 the caudal fin or than hidf {.')0 — '>■'> %) of the distance betireen the first dorsal fin and the tiji of the snout. Least 

 depth of the tail less than 7'j % {Oo — 72 %) of the length of the head behind the eges, but at least about 57 % 

 {57^!^ — 71 %) of the length of the pectoral fins, ichicli measures at most about 15 % {L5'3 — 14' H%) of the length 

 of the bodg or 44 % {44" U — 41 %) of the distance betireen the ventral fins and the tip of the snout. Base of 

 the second dorsal fin less than '^ ^ {74 — 05 %) of that of the anal fin, than V5 (57'V2 — ^-^ ^) (^.f '^'^ length of 

 the head behind the ei/es or than 35 % {33' 7 — 3T5 %) of the total length of the head. Length of the ventral 

 fins at least about 80 % {91 — 8'2'7 %) of that of the pectoral fins. Continuation of the middle groove of the 

 roof of the pharynx scarcely visible in the anterior part of the roof of the palate, which is evenly concave irifh- 

 out lateral ridges- Middle carina of the tongue loir. Bind extremity of the pneorbital bone truncate, mth both 

 corners almost rectangular. Hind {loirer) extremity of the maxillary bones externally visible even irhen the numth 

 is closed. Greatest breadth of the chin-space as a rule greater than the breadth of either of the branches of the 



loirer jair at the hind extremity or at least equal to it. 



Fig. 90. Muqil capita from Fla'kke Fjiml (Norway). ' ., the uatural size. Original in ilie possession of the Museum of Christiania. 



E. br. (!; D. 4|l + 7 1. 8: A. ^\''\ P. 1 1. 2 + h; 1. 17; \ Si/ii. Mugil, VVir.i.UGHBV, Hist. Pise, ed. Rah, p. 274: Art., Gen. 

 V. ^;.; C. .r+12 + .r; Sqxi. liii. hit. 44 — 4G; liii. tr. 14 1. 1.5. j Pise, p. 32: Syn. Pise, p. 52; Spec. Pise. p. 71. 



" In the specimens before us, wliich measure between 20 and .'50 cm. in length. 

 ' Sometimes ^ o, according to Moreau and Day. 



