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and lateral line in a vertical series; mandible 2% in head; ninth 
dorsal spine 21% ; seventh dorsal ray 114; third anal spine 274; 
fourth anal ray 1°/,,; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% ; caudal 
1%; pectoral 1%; ventral 11%4; ventral spine 244; snout 5 in 
head, measured from tip of upper jaw; eye 334; maxillary 24 ; 
interorbital space 334. Body oblong, ovate-elliptical, well com- 
pressed. Head large. Snout rather short, convex. Eye large, 
anterior and circular. Mouth well inclined, with protruding 
mandible. Teeth in bands in jaws. Maxillary reaching front 
rim of pupil, and its distal expansion equals same. Interorbital 
space slightly convex and forming a slight depression in upper 
profile of head. Gill-rakers m1 2 + 12, lanceolate, longest about 
3 in orbit. Scales large, extending on rayed dorsal, anal and 
caudal basally where they are smaller. Scales in 4 series on 
cheek. ‘Tubes of lateral line simple, concurrent with dorsal pro- 
file. Spinous dorsal inserted just behind origin of pectoral, mar- 
gin a little notched, and spines graduated up to fourth, after 
which they are more or less subequal. Rayed dorsal inserted 
about midway between posterior margin of orbit and base of 
caudal, and fin reaching well beyond base of caudal. Rayed anal 
similar. Spinous anal inserted midway between middle of orbit 
and base of caudal, graduated to third spine, which is longest. 
Caudal rounded. Pectoral reaching origin of rayed anal. Ven- 
tral inserted about opposite origin of pectoral and reaching base 
of third anal ray. Color dull olive-brown, with 8 well-defined 
vertical dark cross-bands. Body and fins spotted with golden. A 
dark bar extending below eye. Length 3% inches. Pool at head 
of Egg Harbor River. 
Color in life olivaceous, side and lower surface pale. About 
eight transverse bands on body.a little darker than body-color, 
and fading or becoming paler below. Lower surface and side of 
body with purplish reflections. Same on side of head, where 
they are variegated with ruddy or reddish and golden shades. 
Peritoneum showing through translucent abdomen livid white, 
with greenish tints above. Lips olivaceous. A dusky bar from 
eye down over cheek, and another over opercle above to dark 
opercular blotch. Fins dull brownish, marginally darker, and 
with several dark cross-lines on each one. Pectoral and ventral 
