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ventral. Ventral extending 7 of space to anal. Silvered whitish 
in color in spirits, and with no trace of a longitudinal silvery 
band. Length 37g inches. Beesley’s Point. Type of Engraulis 
duodecim Cope. 
This species is only known from the example described above, 
and differs from Anchovia mitchilli, with which it has been united 
by Drs. Jordan and Evermann, in many respects. Chief among 
these may be mentioned the anterior position of thé dorsal fin, 
which is altogether in advance of the anal. 
Engraulis duodecum Cope, Tr. Am. Philos. Soc. Phila., XIII, 
1869, p. 405.—Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868 (1869), p. 822, from 
Cope. 
Family SALMONID. 
The Salmons. 
Body oblong or elongate, and abdominal profile rounded. 
Mouth terminal, large or small. Maxillary forming lateral mar- 
gin of upper jaw, provided with a supplemental bone. Premaxil- 
laries not protractile. No barbels. Teeth various, sometimes 
absent. Gill-membranes not connected, free from isthmus. Gills 
4, a slit behind fourth. Gill-rakers various. Pseudobranchiz 
present. Branchiostegals 10 to 20. Parietals not in contact, 
separated at middle by intervention of supraoccipital, which con- 
nects with frontals. E,pipleural appendages not developed. Air- 
vessel large. Stomach siphonal. Pyloric cceca very numerous. 
Ova large, falling into cavity of abdomen before exclusion. Body 
covered with cycloid scales. Head naked. Lateral line present. 
Dorsal usually nearly median, not greatly elongate, its rays 9 to 
15, only 1 or 2 of anterior simple or rudimentary, others branched. 
Adipose fin present. Caudal forked. Anal moderate or rather 
long. Pectorals placed low. Ventrals moderate, nearly median. 
Ranking easily among the first of fishes, many of the members 
of this family have long been known for their beauty of color, 
activity and gaminess, and interest to the true sportsman. As 
food-fishes they are excellent, both as to quality and quantity, for 
some of the species are of large size and very numerous. Thev 
