THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 345 
head ; eye 534; maxillary 3 54.3 ; interorbital space 3% ; sixth dorsal 
spine 3%; sixth dorsal ray 2; third anal spine 2%; fourth anal 
tay 2; least depth of caudal peduncle 134; caudal 1% ; pectoral 
1%; dential 124. Body long, somewhat deep and compressed. 
Profile moderately steep, well rounded from snout to dorsal. 
Head large, profile convex and nearly as deep as long. Snout a 
little long, convex. Eye small, high up, circular. Mouth rather 
small. Teeth strong, conic, biserial, outer series somewhat in- 
cisor-like, 2 anterior in each jaw strong, and posterior small, 
without canines. Jaws equal. Lips thick and fleshy. Inter- 
orbital space convex. Gill-rakers 4-+ 9, short, blunt. Scales 
small, minute on belly, breast, predorsal region, and base of 
caudal. On cheek a series of 7 small scales, and rest of head, 
except patch behind eye, naked. Lateral line abruptly decurved 
below end of rayed dorsal. Dorsal long, low, continuous, spinous 
part much larger, of more or less uniform height, margin notched, 
behind tip of each spine a cutaneous point, and its origin about 
opposite that of pectoral. Rayed dorsal rounded, inserted much 
nearer tip of pectoral than base of caudal. Anal inserted a little 
anterior, about midway between origin of dorsal and base of 
caudal, spines graduated to third which is longest, and margin 
of fin deeply notched with a filament behind tip of first and 
second spines. Rayed anal long and rather low. Caudal broad 
and rounded. Pectoral broad, rounded, about 5¢@ of space to. 
-anal. Ventral inserted about opposite first third of pectoral, and 
nearly 34 to anal. Ventral spine about 4/, length of fin. 
General color when fresh mouse-gray, under surface but 
slightly paler, edges of scales but little darker, and vertical streaks 
or reticulations blackish-slate. Side of body posteriorly a little 
pale, though markings very pronounced and in contrast, produc- 
ing a beautiful variegated appearance. Head laterally with a 
little brownish tinge, soiled whitish on under surface. Lips pale 
brownish, lower paler. Iris with an outer circle of greenish en- 
circling bright golden one, which in turn encircles pupil. Dor- 
sals, caudal, anal and ventral brownish-gray, margins of soft 
dorsal, caudal and anal a little paler or more brownish, though 
all of these fins variegated with dull blackish-slate. Ventral 
spine pale or whitish, also rest of fin anteriorly and basally. Pec- 
