186 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
well before dorsal or nearer origin of anal than that of pectoral, 
and reaching beyond first few anal rays. Color dark olivaceous 
on upper surface. A black blotch on dorsal midway in height on 
last 4 rays. Sides with about 8 well defined veritcal dusky or 
leaden streaks, between each also a shorter or obsolete one. Fins 
pale, lower yellowish. Length 35% inches. From the surf at 
Stone Harbor. A female with the same data shows: Head 3; 
depth 37%; D. m1, 12; A. 11, 9; scales 37 in a lateral series to base 
of caudal and 4 more on latter; 15 scales between dorsal and anal; 
snout 34% in head, measured from tip of upper jaw; eye 5; max- 
illary 314; interorbital space 244. Coloration similar to male in 
preserved example. There is a single dark vertical bar at base 
of caudal, a dark longitudinal line from shoulder till just in 
front of caudal bar with another obscure or broken bar parallel 
and below. Length 25¢ inches. 
Color in life with upper surface of head and back olivaceous- 
gray-brown, former darker and all laterally with reflections of 
beautiful translucent brassy. Margins of each scale on back 
beautiful algze-green above, dotted more or less with dusky along 
middle of side. Lower lip dusky. A narrow line from above 
opercle to middle of caudal peduncle anteriorly till about middle 
of its length, and afterwards 3 vertical cross-bars of a similar 
color. Below longitudinal line another similarly parailel, extend- 
ing from upper base of pectoral, where it is more or less indis- 
tinct, and along lower side of body above bases of anal and ven- 
tral, where it is distinct. Not entire on right side. Upper side 
of caudal peduncle with several dusky-olivaceous diffuse shad- 
ings. Dorsal and caudal pale grayish-olive, base of latter a 
trifle more deeply tinted with a shade of greenish. Pectoral, 
ventral and anal pale or dilute translucent grayish-white, more 
or less tinged with olivaceous-yellow and former with a few 
dusky dots above. Lower surface of body opaque white with 
silvery reflections. Iris a beautiful brownish. Other examples 
with vertical stripes were deep olivaceous-dusky above, top of 
head and median line of back darker. Mandible and lobes more 
or less olivaceous. Cheek with golden-olivaceous reflections. 
Each scale of upper surface margined with dusky olivaceous- 
