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similar, posterior or its insertion about midway between base of 
caudal and middle of eye. Second anal spine longer than first. 
Caudal forked, lobes slender and pointed. Pectoral nearly to 
origin of anal, faleate. Ventral inserted a trifle behind origin 
Of pectoral, and half way to origin of anal. Color olivaceous 
above, golden-yellow below with silvery. A dusky slate blotch 
on opercle size of pupil. Fins pale, dorsals and caudal darker. 
Length 834 inches. Sea Isle City. ; 
Colors of the above when fresh. Back olivaceous-slaty, and 
line of demarcation between upper surface of eye and just above 
bony scutes of lateral line strongly contrasting lower surface, 
which is bright brassy-yellow and in some examples, with slightly 
clouded and nebulous effects. Dorsals and caudals olivaceous- 
gray, middle of each lobe of latter a little more greenish and 
posterior edge of each also a little pale. Spines of dorsal alter- 
nately burnished laterally with silvery. Membranes between each 
dorsal ray blotched with a little darker grayish than rest of fin 
so that base and margin of same are paler. Anterior edge of 
each dorsal ray also dusky or blackish. Anal pale or yellowish- 
white with a median pale grayish-yellow streak from base of 
anterior lobe well back on fin posteriorly. Anterior rays or lobe 
of anal yellowish with a somewhat greenish tint basally. Pectoral 
transparent pale yellowish, tinted with brownish above. Ventral 
pale yellowish, anterior margin whitish, and outer edge becoming 
transparent. Lower surface of head pale, and inside of gill- 
opening with pale brassy reflections. A nebulous blackish-slaty 
blotch on edge of opercle a little larger than pupil. - Iris brownish. 
In some lights some of the examples show about nine indistinct 
broad transverse bands on back, the intervening space very nar- 
row and slightly paler. Most all have the lower edge of caudal 
slightly pale or like the posterior margin. Jaws anteriorly both 
pale brownish. Maxillary pale brassy. Length of largest of 
5 examples 87% inches. Sea Isle City, N. J., Sept. 2nd, 1905, W. 
Jiox: 
Another example from the same locality taken Sept. roth, 1905, 
by Mr. Fox is 8% inches long. It is decidedly pale, the back 
more of a pale plumbeous or slaty-gray, and the sides and lower 
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