THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 287 
head, 21%4 to end of beak. Body compressed with sides flattened 
vertically. Edges of body all rather broadly convex. Caudal 
peduncle compressed, and its least depth about %% its length. 
Head broad, similar to back above, and becoming constricted 
below, though edge scarcely trenchant. Snout depressed, and its 
width about 1% in its length. Eye large, high, a little longer 
than deep, and pupil of similar shape to orbit. Beak long, 
depressed, rest of head about 24 its length measured from snout. 
Maxillary well inclined, reaching 35 of space to orbit, and its 
distal expansion less than vertical diameter of pupil. Teeth 
rather firm and conspicuous, perhaps a little larger in -upper 
jaw. ‘Tongue rather broad, and little free in front. Nasal cav- 
ity large, high, close in front of eye and about as long. Inter- 
orbital space flattened. Gill-rakers about 12 + 25, slender, 
and longest 34 of longest fllaments which are 24 of eye hori- 
zontally. Scales cycloid, mostly all fallen in alcohol, rather nar- 
rowly imbricated, and in even longitudinal rows. Lateral line of 
simple tubes extending along lower side, and rather conspicu- 
ous. Origin of dorsal a trifle after last fourth in space between 
tip of snout and base of caudal, anterior rays highest. Anal 
inserted a little after origin of dorsal, though nearer base of 
ventral than that of caudal, and anterior rays elevated. Caudal 
widely forked, lobes pointed, and upper about 1% in lower. Pec- 
toral rather long, pointed, and reaching 2% in space to origin 
of ventral. Ventral inserted much nearer base of caudal than 
origin of pectoral, and reaching about 2% to anal. Vent close 
in front of anal. Color little faded in alcohol from that as noted 
when fresh in alcohol. Pale or dull hyaline-greenish on back, 
edge of each pocket dusky. Sides leaden, with line of demar- 
cation separating color of upper surface distinct, and fading 
out into silvery-white below over all of lower surface. Sides 
and lower surface of head silvery-white. Upper surface of head 
dull brownish. Beak and upper jaw dusky. Fins all more or 
less transparent hyaline, ventrals and anal whitish. Iris silvery. 
Dorsal and caudal tinted olivaceous, dusky above. Membranes 
of caudal dusky, and upper lobe tinted more or less dull orange- 
brown. Posterior edge of caudal slightly dusky. A dull olivace- 
ous blotch on middle of each ventral. Length 75¢ inches. Sea 
Isle City. August 21st, 1906. Wm. J. Fox. Three examples. 
