THE FISHES OF NEW. JERSEY. 309 
obliquely back from origin of spinous dorsal to lateral line; 13 
scales in a vertical series between origin of spinous anal and 
lateral line; mandible 2'/,, in head; third dorsal spine 2% 
seventh dorsal ray 1°/, third anal spine 4%; fifth anal ray 2; 
middle of pectoral 11%4; least depth of caudal peduncle 3; pec- 
toral 134; ventral 136. Body robust, back somewhat elevated 
anteriorly. Head large, thick, little compressed. Snout conic, 
profile straight. Eye circular, a little anterior. Mouth low, large, 
little oblique and mandible projecting. Maxillary long, reaching 
middle of eye and its distal expansion 2% of orbit. Teeth fixed in 
broad bands, and canines small. Nostrils separated, anterior a 
little behind middle of length of snout, circular, and with a short 
cutaneous flap. Interorbital space convex. Margin of preopercle 
finely serrate. Gill-rakers 1 7 + 4 11, thick, pointed, longest 
14 in orbit. Scales rather large and ctenoid. About 11 series 
of scales on cheek. ‘Top of head naked. Spinous dorsal inserted 
over origin of pectoral, graduated from third and fourth spines 
which are longest, each provided with short terminal cutaneous 
points, and edge of fin deeply notched. Rayed dorsal inserted a 
little nearer origin of pectoral than base of caudal, seventh ray 
longest and at same region and posterior ends of radii largely 
free. Anal inserted a little nearer origin of pectoral than base of 
caudal, spines graduated to third which is longest, and rayed anal 
similar to rayed dorsal with fifth ray longest. Caudal slightly 
double concave with its angles produced and longest ray not ex- 
serted for a distance equal to length of fin. Pectoral long, not 
quite reaching anal and radii of upper half truncate behind. 
Ventral inserted a little before pectoral, and a little more than 34 
to anal. Color blackish, more or less mottled, with paler longt- 
tudinal streaks along rows of scales. Dorsal with.a series of 
elongate whitish spots forming oblique light stripes. Length 
15% inches. Anglesea. 
Color in life blackish-brown. Mandible purplish. Shoulder- 
girdle and inside of gill-opening gamboge-yellow. Iris pearly- 
orange. Lower eyelid deep green. Lines along snout from its 
tip to eye and below same deep russet, also traces of dull 
greenish-purplish or brownish, margin of each scale brownish, 
forming a reticulated pattern, and that on costal region more or 
