NOVA SCOTIAN ICHTHYOLOGY. — HONEYMAN. 229 
Jaws sub-equal, the lower shutting within the upper. A series 
of small sub-conical, slightly recurved teeth. The dorsal 
fin is compound; the anterior portion consists of seven short 
acute spinous rays, connected with each other by a low mem- 
brane, and the whole lodged in a deep grove,” &c. “Maine to 
Hatteras,’-—Gill. Halifax Banks. 
il. 
Banded Seriole. Sp. Seriolo Zonata. Gen. Seriola (Cuvier 
and Valencienne), and Fam Scombridae.—DeKay. 
The prominent characteristic of our specimen is its six broad 
vertical bands. The body is fusiform compressed. The first 
dorsal fin is spinous. It has no finlets. Its length is eight 
inches. In other respects also it agrees with DeKay’s 
description. 
The same fisherman brought this specimen to the Museum.. 
It also was caught on the banks, south of Devil’s Island. 
Iii. 
INCERTA SEDIS. 
In this category I place the strange fish that was found at 
Cole Harbor. A description of it is to be found in the Appendix 
to Transactions 1882-3. It isin our Museum. I had it photo- 
graphed and submitted, with said description, to the Biological 
section of the British Association, at its meeting in Montreal, 
1884. I expected in so doing to get some light in reference to 
its name and zoological relations. It appears from the reports 
that no opinion was expressed in reference to its character. 
There was some discussion regarding the title of my note—‘A 
supposed Deep-sea Fish.” I meant by this that it was supposed 
to belong to what Gunther calls “ Deep-sea Fishes”—introduc- 
tion pages 296 to 311. I unintentionally omitted (?) I have 
sent copies of the photo to Washington and London. As no 
opinion has since been given, I conclude that our specimen is a 
“strange fish,” and consequently incertae sedis. 
