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pointed, reaches i 3/5 to anal. \'entral origin about opposite 

 that of pectoral and fin reaches nearly 2/3 to anal. 



Color in alcohol pale brownish with slight yellowish tinge, 

 and dusted with pale dusky largely along each scale edge on 

 upper surface or back. Side of head silvery or whitish, and 

 side of trunk largely rosy pink, especially abdomen. Iris pale 

 or whitish, with pinkish tints. Spinous dorsal pale or gray- 

 ish-white crossed by three dusky horizontal bands, each made 

 up of variable black dots, first band basal, second inedially and 

 third near apex. Soft dorsal similar, only dusky bands oblique, 

 as uppermost along upper edge of fin so that others parallel. 

 Anal whitish, with slight median transverse dusky tint com- 

 posed of several dajk chromatophores on each ray. Pectoral 

 and ventral both pale or gray-white, and caudal of similar 

 tint, except three broad dusky bands across each caudal lobe. 



Length 70 mm. 



Type Specimen : Xo. 47,448, A. X. S. P., Corson's Inlet, 

 Cape May County, Xew Jersey, August 11, 191 7. Dr. Richard 

 J. PhiUips. 



Remarks : The above example appears to be unique. It was 

 obtained in the bait net on the inside beach. In life Dr. Phil- 

 lips noted the scales as round, thin and easily detached. Its 

 color at that time was greenish-grey above, and white below. 

 The lateral line was marked by a salmon colored band pro- 

 longed through the eye. Coarse flecks of salmon color were 

 on the lower part of the sides. Iris partly of same color, which 

 is best described as a deep salmon shade. 



This species appears allied, if not identical with U pencils 

 parvus Poey. It is said to have the maxillary reaching the 

 front of the eye, a. yellow longitudinal band along side with 

 similar narrower streaks below, two dusky cross-bands on the 



