THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 303 
trifle less than same. Teeth in jaws small. Interorbital space 
narrow and flat. Nostrils close in front of eye above. Opercular 
spine strong, and pointed cutaneous flap long, triangular. Pre- 
maxillaries not protractile. Guill-rakers 1 + 7 short blunt points. 
Head, except top, snout, jaws and maxillary, scaly, in 6 series on 
cheek. Scales conspicuously ciliated, small on predorsal region. 
Lateral line high, short, and only continued till near tip of de- 
pressed pectoral. Spinous dorsal inserted over first two-fifths of 
pectoral, and fin rounded, highest medianly. Rayed dorsal inserted 
a little nearer origin of pectoral than base of caudal, highest 
anteriorly and reaching four-sevenths of space to base of caudal. 
Anal inserted a little posterior to origin of rayed dorsal or about 
midway between origin of pectoral and base of caudal. Caudal 
long with rounded edges, and posterior margin a little straight. 
Pectoral reaching about three-fifths of space to anal. Ventral in- 
serted before spinous dorsal behind origin of pectoral, and reach- 
ing about as far posteriorly as tip of pectoral, spine about three- 
sevenths length of fin. Color deep olivaceous, sides and back 
dotted and blotched with dusky, paler beneath. Head dark above 
with dusky dots on sides, and dark line downward and forward 
from orbit. Base of caudal with a series of 4 dark spots. Dorsal 
and caudal with narrow bars of blackish. Length 17 inches. 
Crosswicks Creek near Trenton. 
In life color is pale translucent drab. Markings deep brown 
and very distinctly defined. Bronzed green metallic reflections 
on opercle and prepectoral region. Fins dilute brownish, caudal 
slightly tinted with ruddy in one example. Peritoneum showing 
through as silvery. Iris brown with pale silvery or whitish below. 
This example from Trenton, New Jersey, in May. 
Color of an adult in life generally pale olivaceous-brown tinted 
with dull or dark saffron above and on caudal. A median diffuse 
deep olive or dusky-slate band from snout to base of caudal, and 
widening perceptibly on lower half of caudal peduncle. Side of 
head speckled with similar tints of blackish-brown. Opercle with 
emerald or golden reflections, and those on preopercular region 
greenish. Mandible and jaws tinted with saffron. Iris dark 
brown. Lower surface of head and body pale translucent browi. 
