THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 333 
uniform height from third ray. Anal begins nearly midway 
between base of caudal and origin of pectoral, second spine 
elongate. Rayed anal highest anteriorly, so that last ray is less 
than half height of first. Posterior margin of caudal well 
rounded convexly. Pectoral short, about 5¢ of space to anal. 
Ventral inserted a trifle behind pectoral and before spinous dorsal. 
A trifle over 1 inch long. Beesley’s Point. (From Bean. ) 
I have no examples. It is said to be abundant at Beesley’s 
Point. Atccording to Baird the young have no markings of any 
kind, the sides being of a uniform yellowish-white. It reaches 
but a small size and therefore has no great economic value. It 
is a fine pan-fish of good flavor. 
Bairdiella chrysura Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com,, VII, 1887, p. 
T4T,, Fl. ’'t,) fig: “o_—Moore, Ball, U: S. “F) Com. Ts ré02, 
p. 362. 
Corvina argyroleuca Baird, 9th An. Rep. Smiths. Inst., 1854, 
P. 331. 
Bairdiella punctata Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 810. 
Genus Scranops Gill. 
The Red Drums. 
Sciznops ocellatus (Linnzus). 
PLATE 64. 
Red Fish. Red. Drum. Channel Bass. 
It differs from the preceding in the short thick gill-rakers, 
usually not longer than posterior nostril. 
A very common fish on our southern coast, especially about 
Cape May and in Delaware Bay. As a food-fish it is important, 
reaching a length of 5 feet and a weight of 75 pounds. 
Scienops ocellatus Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 810.—Bean. 
Ball, Am. Mus. NIX. 1807, .p. 367: 
Sciena ocellata Smith, Bull. U. S. F. Com., XII, 1892, p. 377. 
