THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 
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Family MONACANTHID. 
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnzus). 
File Fish. 
Plerd, 342: dept.) D. Tl-33);\Aeaaenout 1/, in head: 
eye 37%; interorbital space 3%; first dorsal spine 114; sixth 
dorsal ray 15% ; sixth anal ray 2% ; least depth of caudal peduncle 
234; caudal 1; pectoral 2. Body orbicular, greatly compressed, 
and its greatest width about 4% in its greatest depth which is at 
origin of rayed dorsal. Lower profile evenly convex from be- 
low mandible to end of pubic process. Upper profile forming 
an anterior obtuse angle at origin of spinous dorsal, angle at 
origin of spinous dorsal and another higher at origin of rayed 
dorsal. Profile along bases of rayed dorsal and anal a little con- 
vex and rapidly descending posteriorly to constricted caudal 
peduncle. Edges of body more or less rounded. Caudal peduncle 
well compressed and as long as deep. Head long, with well inclined 
anterior profile which is undulated so that snout is convex. Width 
of snout about 1% in its length. Eye circular, high, and falling 
just before gill-opening. Mouth small. Jaws even and teeth 
large, increasing anteriorly, and their edges notched. Lips 
fleshy. Nostrils small, separated, and close to eye in front on 
each side of snout. Interorbital space convex with occipital keel 
rising abruptly behind. Gill-opening obiiquely before base of 
pectoral above, distant from its upper point space equal to eye, 
and its length about same. Body finely roughened, tubercles 
larger on head and about pubic flap, very fine on caudal peduncle 
and fin-rays. Spinous dorsal inserted about over last % of eye, 
first spine robust, more or less straight and with about 6 large 
antrorse spines along each side. Second dorsal spine small and 
concealed in membrane. Rayed dorsal falls nearer base of caudal 
than tip of snout and antero-median rays highest. Anal falling 
a little behind origin of rayed dorsal, and postero-median rays , 
longest. Caudal long, with robust rays, and rounded. Origin 
of pectoral a little above in middle of depth of body, and falling 
