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pectoral spine. Nasal barbel reaching posterior margin of orbit. 
Outer mental barbel but little shorter than maxillary, and inner 
mental barbel half way to origin of pectoral. Interorbital space 
broad, depressed. Gill-rakers 3 +8, lanceolate, and longest 
equals pupil. Origin of spinous anal about midway between tip 
of snout and middle of base of anal, and spine 34 of longest 
dorsal ray. Anal inserted midway between origin of pectoral 
and base of caudal. Caudal rounded, with many rudimentary 
rays. Pectoral reaching opposite origin of second dorsal ray, and 
spine reaching opposite origin of dorsal spine. Ventral inserted 
just behind base of last dorsal ray and reaching vent, close in 
front of anal. Color uniform dusky-brown, and fins mostly 
with pale dusky. Iris pale slaty. Length 5 inches. Crosswicks 
Creek near Trenton. 
Very abundant in the tributaries of the Delaware, either in or 
above tide-water. The living fish is brown, which, together with 
the absence of dark edges to the fins and the usually deeper or 
more robust body, will at once distinguish it from the following 
species. It is also apparently more abundant, though both are 
found associated. They like the concealment of long grass, or 
such as may be afforded by weedy pools, especially when in direct 
comunication with larger bodies of water. It does not reach so 
large a size as Schilbeodes insignis, and I have not taken exam- 
ples above 5 inches in length. The young are like the adults, and 
are distinguished from the young of Schilbcodes insignis in the 
same manner. ‘These small cat fish are dangerous to handle, 
as their small spines are capable of inflicting painful wounds. The 
pectoral spines are also furnished with a poison apparatus to 
increase distress. I have a small example which was said to have 
been found on a window after a storm during the spring of 1873. 
Prof. Ulric Dahlgren has found it near Trenton. 
Noturus gyrinus Abbott, Am. Nat., 1V, 1870, p. 718.—Abbott, 
Nat. Rambles, 1885, p. 479. 
Schilbeodes gyrinus EF. Smith, Trans. Linn. Soc. N. Y., IX, 
1897, “pe2o: ; 
