148 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
been taken in brackish water, weighing from 114 to 2 pounds, 
at the Dennis Creek Landing. 
On March roth, 1906, I took a small example in the vittatus 
stage in a small tributary of the Pensauken Creek, near Pen- 
sauken, Burlington county. 
On July 15th, 1906, several young examples were taken in a 
tributary of Crosswicks Creek, near Trenton. They were paler 
than those taken in the Great Ege Harbor River. 
Color in life of adult breeding male dull olive on back and 
creamy-white below with coppery reflections. From eye back 
alongside an underlaid band of rather deep dusky-olive, like gen- 
eral color of back above, and from which it is separated by an 
equally wide, paler interspace, though this not so pale as lower 
side or belly. Along back another on each side from head similar 
to lower dark mediolateral one, and not well defined above from 
general color of back. Below, or along its lower margin, it 
forms striking contrast with pale area. Color of back all over- 
shot with purplish and coppery reflections in most lights. On 
upper side of body about 8 underlaid transverse shades as so 
many transverse bands, rather broad, and not quite so well de- 
fined as 2 longitudinal bands, but persisting below lower of 
latter, where they soon fade out in pale color of lower surface 
of body. Head adipose-like over most all its upper surface, 
especially above where it is more or less tinted with muddy- 
brown. Sides of head and under surface with similar adipose- 
like development, especially cheek, and with dull rosy and pur- 
plish tints. Opercle above with a slight greenish tinge. Lips 
pale or almost colorless brownish. Iris olivaceous, with dusky 
shades, and becoming greenish and bluish about narrow bright 
rosy circle around pupil. Dorsal transparent olivaceous on 
greater basal portion of fin, and between each ray a broad dusky 
blotch parallel, though this fading out towards margin. Caudal 
transparent olive, lower margin grayish, and submarginally a 
narrow dusky obsolete line. Anal with rays adipose-like, usually 
first or simple ones, and all others greatly tuberculate. First 
4 branched rays much longer than others, broadly branched, and 
with very numerous small tubercles. On these rays medianly 
are about 4 or more large tubercles, similar to those on remain- 
