IKKNADII'K-l'ISIIKS. 



587 



.MACKIKI'S I'AIIKK'II. 

 Fiy. 140. 



S'lHiiit poiiiti'il (mil deep, pjiramiddl, ivitli the sl/drp sides roiitiinicd iiflri- a hrcak hi/ t/ic ciirii/ic nf the checks 

 iiidil Ihei/ jiiiii the inifjie of flie preojierciihiii/ : Init/th uf the snout (/re(der than the least lireadth af the inter- 

 (irliital sjKiee. irhieh Is less thnii ' , (20'8 — 17'4 'i in thv siicciiiieiis cxmiiuikmI 1)\- us, whicli ;irc l)ct\\teii ;il)()ut 

 72 and 7o eui. louix) of tlie lei/f/th of the liead, than '' - (.")l)-(; — 4!V1 '•'./) of the loi/f/itiidliial d'Nuucter tf the orliits, 

 thai, '-, (.')4— 4l' %) of the jiosfnrliital leiuitli of Ih,' head, than ', (17-2— l.")-^ ".) (f the distance lieticceii the, 

 frst dorsal tin and the tip of the snout, than " -, (.')4 '</) (//' the lireadth across the cheeks at the centre of the 

 ei/es, or than ' ^, (47'2 — iM'i't %) of the lenc/th of the loirer Jair, irhlch is more than '/., (44'I — 4r)'4 %) of the 

 leni/th of the head, than ' ',, (aH'.S — 4()T) %) of the distance lietireen the frst d/irs>d fn and tlie tip of the snoat, 

 and i/reater than the /lostorhital leni/th of the head. Month set on the under surface of the snout, hut its lireadth 

 at the corners more t/ian " ,. (SI — S.") %) of the hreadth across the ihcchs at the centre of the ei/es. l.ciigtli ol 

 the hcnd ;il)(iut 2;!-— 22 'i. (or less") uf tliat of tlie body, '.10 — 86 % of llie distiiiice of the fust dorsal fin from 

 the tip of the snout, about " ,. (Gl — (U'.'i ",y) of that distanee of the seeond (h)rsal fin, and ratlici- niorc; than ' \, 

 (51) — 52 %) of the distanee lietween tlie anal tin and the tiji of tlie snout. Depth of the body at the beginning 

 of the tir.st dor.sal fin about ' - — ' ,; of the length of the Ixwly, at the l)eginning of the anal fin about ';. of the 

 same. Base of the pectoral tins only slightly braehiate. Length of the base of the first dorsal fin greater than the 

 distance between the two dorsal tins, which is considerably less tliaii the breadth across the cheek.s at the centre 

 of the eyes. •> or (> scales in a roir from the end of the first dorsal tin to tlie lateral line. Xo bare spot (ex- 

 cept the anal aperture) in the median line of the lielh'. Scales larinidcd anil spinij. Second rai/ of the frst 

 dorsal fn spinij. or (in old sjiecimeiis) at least (jranidated, on the front surface: its length less than " .. of the 

 depth of the bod)' at its base. Length of the liarbel under the chin about '/., of that of the lower jaw. 



Jair-teeth eardiform. 



^mm. 



Fig. 140. .l/.;.T-()7(.s Falii 



II, of the iKitiiral size, and two scales, ciicli of tlie nntural si/e. From tlie coast of Xew Eiiglaml, 

 tlirouEfh the SinilhsoEiinii InsfitiUien. 



V. ' .; Liii. tnjii. Ii: 26 — 27 (ad piiiii. vciitr.). 



6'i/i!. Kii eijen soHe aj fist,-, liig en Brasme, Kcicnii, Onml. Nye 

 Pertuiitration, p. .5 1 ; [itgmiiinisct, Cr.\xz, Hist. Griint. (cfl. 

 suec.) pt. I, p. 13!1. 



" According to Oillett 21'.'' — IS'O % in specimens lietwoi' 

 in tlip females than in the niale.s. 



38 and 03.') mm. long. Perhaps tlie rule is lliat the head is smaller 



