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ish and lavender metallic reflections. Dorsal and caudal pale 
brownish-gray, latter more gray. Anal silvery along base, and 
becoming pale brownish-gray marginally. Pectoral dull gray, 
margin above at base slightly dusky. Iris silvery. Lips pale 
brownish. Inside of gill-opening dusted dusky above, otherwise 
whitish. Length 12 inches. Sea Isle City. June 17th, 1906. 
Wm. J. Fox. 
After death the colors fade to more or less brassy on the sides, 
back becoming more plumbeous or leaden-gray and the belly ° 
whitish. This example is the largest I ever saw, and was noted 
by the fishermen as apparently unusual. 
I follow Dr. Jordan in referring the Centrolophide and No- 
meide to the present family. 
Palinurichthys perciformis (Mitchill). 
Black Rudder Fish, 
Head 314; depth 2%: D: VIL, 1, 20, 1;;As ILI, 2.16 sseales 
about go in lateral line to base of caudal and about 10 more large 
ones on latter; 14 scales in a vertical series between origin of 
spinous dorsal and lateral line; 26 scales in a vertical series 
between origin of spinous anal and lateral line; snout 3% in head 
measured from its own tip; eye 5%; mandible 2%; maxillary 
2°/,9; interorbital space 234; second branched dorsal ray 134; 
second branched anal ray about 2; caudal 144; least depth of 
caudal peduncle 3; pectoral 3; ventral 134. Body compressed, 
and becoming somewhat trenchant towards edges. Head deep, 
compressed, and obtuse or bluntly convex in front. Snout short, 
its length about 114 in its width, obliquely vertical in front, and 
forming a broad obtuse angle or protrusion about midway in its 
length above to interorbital space. Eye about midway in depth 
of head, near first third of its length. Adipose eyelid rather 
narrow. Mouth well inclined, and jaws even. Maxillary ex- 
posed, narrow, and reaching a trifle beyond front edge of eye, 
its distal expansion about 2% in orbit. A single series of small 
uniform teeth in each jaw. No teeth on vomer and palatines. 
Tongue smooth, rather large, rounded and free. Nostrils mid- 
