THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 351 
in a vertical series; fourth dorsal spine 1% in head, measured 
from tip of snout; ninth dorsal ray 15%; second anal spine 2; 
ninth anal ray 2'/,,; pectoral 1144; ventral 1%; ventral spine 
134; least depth of caudal peduncle 3; caudal 134; snout 31/,); 
eye 234; maxillary 3%. Body ovate, deep. Head a little large, 
upper profile of snout concave above eye, convex, and then con- 
cave to dorsal. Eye large, circular and about median in length 
of head. Mouth small, mandible protruding. Maxillary not 
quite to orbit, reaching anterior nostril. Nostrils close together 
near eye above. Scales large on trunk, reduced, crowded and 
numerous on head and bases of spinous dorsal, rayed dorsal and 
anal. Anteriorly above lateral line rows of scales oblique and 
parallel with its course. Below lateral line they are similar en- 
tirely. Spinous dorsal inserted opposite origin of pectoral, grad- 
uated from third and fourth, which are longest, fin sloping down 
but little behind, and margin between first 6 deeply notched. 
Origin of rayed dorsal much nearer base of caudal than origin of 
spinous fin, broad, especially posteriorly. Anal spines well freed, 
second longest, and origin falling just behind last dorsal spine. 
Rayed anal rather broad anteriorly. Caudal broad, posterior 
margin convex. Pectoral falling a little short of anal. Ventral 
inserted a little behind origin of pectoral and reaching about to 
base of third anal spine. General color of sides yellow. A dark 
broad band from predorsal region slopes forward to eye, and 
passing through it, is continued down gradually narrower across 
side of cheek. Another dark band from lower anterior part of 
rayed dorsal is continued down across trunk just in front of 
caudal peduncle. Length 114 inches. Beesley’s Point. 
( Bean.) 
The occurrence of this fish is only known from our coast by 
Dr. Bean’s figure and account, elaborated above. It is a Gulf 
Stream straggler. 
Chetodon maculocinctus Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VII, 1887, 
pierces PL 1, fies 4: 
Chzetodon striatus Linnzus. 
Head 3; depth 1%; D. XII, 21; A. III, 17; scales in lateral 
line about 35, counting pores, to posterior base of rayed dorsal, 
