FURTHER NOTES ON NEW JERSEY FISHES. 135 
and posterior ones ending in a small recurved thorn extending 
from occiput to dorsal. They are 11 in number. Alongside 
from gill-opening above to middle of base of tail a series of 23 
smaller and more conspicuously keeled similar bucklers. On 
costal region they are larger but become crowded and smaller 
along side of caudal peduncle. Their course is that of a median 
lateral line. From below base of pectoral a series of rather less 
conspicuous bucklers, though similar to dorsal ones, extend to 
origin of ventral. They are 9 in number, and though keeled, 
are without spines. On each side of vent a small buckler, and 
following are 2 large ones, though all these not keeled but 
flattened and inconspicuous. Skin everywhere with minute spi- 
nules, rough to touch, and in very many series. They are a little 
coarser and more numerous on ventral region and lower sides. 
Origin of dorsal a trifle before last third of entire length of fish, 
anteromedian rays highest and forming a pointed though rather 
blunt lobe, so that greatest height of fin is 44 of its base. Origin 
of anal opposite middle of base of dorsal, base of fin about 1™% 
in its height, anteromedian rays highest, and tip of depressed fin 
reaching origin of lower caudal lobe. Caudal with upper lobe 
long, slenderly acuminate, its origin about opposite that of 
lower lobe, and with bony radii along anterior margin at first 
greatly developed but gradually becoming small towards tip. 
Lower caudal lobe broad and pointed. Pectoral rather large, 
broad, uppermost rays longest and upper branched ray strongly 
osseous, especially basally. Pectoral reaches but 36 of space to 
ventral. Ventral inserted opposite posterior portion of eighth 
dorsal buckler, and when depressed its tip a little before origin 
of dorsal. None of ventral rays especially osseous. Vent about 
first fourth of postventral region. Color when freshly dried 
deep slaty over general upper regions, bucklers all paler or dull 
olive-gray. Entire upper surface of head dull olive. Lower 
surface of body dull brownish-white. Fins all dusky-brown, 
usually with paler shades marginally. Iris faded slaty. Length 
20% inches. Picked up on the bay shore of Green Creek in Cape 
May county, May 5th, 1907. H. Walker Hand and H. W. 
Fowler. 
