320 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
of rayed dorsal from a point sloping down from tip of first ray, 
till nearly to bottom of last, broadly dusky-olivaceous, and this 
area well and sharply defined, leaving a narrow pale base. Rayed 
dorsal rather numerously spotted with gilded-brown, spots more 
or less equal and most conspicuous at base of fin. Caudal and 
anal brighter green at basal regions. Edge of spinous anal also 
dusky, though base pale. Pectoral pale translucent grayish, 
mostly of uniform tint. Ventral grayish around edges of fins, be- 
coming dull yellowish in middle, and whitish basally. When 
appressed front edge whitish, and outer portion slightly dusky. 
Iris silvery-white, with a bright vermilion speck on upper outer 
edge. Jaws and lips translucent grayish. Inside of mouth pale 
orange-red. Length 5 inches. Palermo, Cape May County. 
October roth, 1906. 
This is the only New Jersey example I have seen. It was sent 
to me by Mr. G. Z. Hartman. 
Orthopristis chrysopterus Fowler, Science, XXIV, 1906, No-. 
vember oth, p. 596. 
Family SPARIDZ. 
Lagodon rhomboides (Linnzus). 
Sailor’s Choice. 
This is known to me from an example taken about a wreck 
near Cape May some years ago, and reported by Mr. H. W. 
Hand, 
Lagodon rhomboides Fowler, Science XXIV, 1906, November 
oth, p. 590. 
Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum). 
Sheep’s Head. 
At Palermo in Cape May County, Mr. G. Z. Hartman says 
this is a common fish, the season being between May and October 
