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down from first and second branched rays which are highest part 
of fin, and its origin a little nearer anterior nostril than base of 
caudal. Rayed anal inserted behind origin of rayed dorsal, which 
it resembles, or about midway between front of eye and base of 
caudal. Caudal broad, emarginate, and upper and lower rays 
ending in slightly produced points. Pectoral rounded, upper 
rays longest. Pubic process robust, movable, spinescent, and 
followed by about 8 short more or less imbedded spines. Vent 
large, close in front of anal. Color in alcohol faded more brown- 
ish than noted below. Color when fresh in formalin smutty- 
brown generally, fading into a dully brownish-white on lower 
surface, and interstices between scales all more or less livid or 
with a plumbeous tinge, above median line as progressing dor- 
sally becoming more deeper or dull bluish colored, and as pro- 
gressing ventrally becoming more pale or plumbeous-white. 
Spinous dorsal pale brown spotted or vermiculated with pale 
blue. Rayed dorsal, anal and caudal vermiculated and spotted 
with azure-blue inclining more or less to french-blue and cobalt- 
blue tints on darker or deep parts of fins, such as anterior portion 
of former and outer or broad marginal portions of two latter. 
These fins all with more or less dusky tints on outer portions, 
ground-color somewhat olivaceous-brownish. In fact entire back 
with more or less deep azure tints reflected here and there. Pec- 
toral brownish tinted with pale bluish basally. Base of pectoral 
with brownish blotches marked by pale reticulating bluish lines. 
Lips brownish, upper a little dark, and lower pale translucent. 
A bright narrow milky-white line across chin from lower corners 
of mouth. Iris glassy-silvery with éxposed ball above blackish 
and bluish. Length 11 inches. Sea Isle City. August 30th, 
1906. Wm. J. Fox. Also 2 others taken the same day in the 
pounds with several large examples of V omer setapimmts. 
Balistes carolinensis Fowler, Science, XXIV, 1906, November 
oth, p. 596. 
