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equal, and the muzzle not prominent; their mouth is small and without 
teeth. 
1. Chatoéssus oglina, Lesurur. 
Back almost straight ; throat and abdomen describing an inverted arch as far as the tail, 
and armed with from thirty-two to thirty-three serratures, of which fourteen or fifteen are 
placed between the ventral and anal fins. Back blue, with three black longitudinal bands ; 
beneath white. No teeth. Dorsal not emarginate. Anal hardly visible, almost concealed 
by the scales which cover its base. 
D.18. P.19. V.9. A.20to 22. C.18. Length, 8 inches. 
Newport, Rhode Island, Lesvevur. 
Called ‘* Alewife,’’ at Newport. 
or 
Megalops oglina, Lesueur, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc., 1. p. 359. 
Chatoéssus oglina, Grirrira’s Cuv., x. p. 439. 
Me Dexay’s Report, p. 265. 
2. Chatoéssus Cepedianus, Lesueur. 
Body subelliptical ; back greatly elevated, almost sharp; abdomen very much arcuated, 
carinated, and armed with twenty-nine spines. Back grayish blue ; pale silver on the sides ; 
head of a burnt derra de sienna, mixed with golden ; throat and abdomen white ; extremity 
of the ventrals black ; the remainder of the fins tinted with gray-blue, yellow, and green, 
blackish at their extremities. The extremity of the pectorals extending beyond the anterior 
part of the base of the ventrals, which are situated somewhat before the dorsal fin. 
D.15. P.18. V.8. A. 33. C.198 Length, 8 to 12 inches. 
Delaware and Chesapeake Bays, Lrsurur. 
Megalops Cepediana, Lesugur, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc, 1. p. 361. 
Chatoéssus Cepedianus, Grirrirn’s Couv., x. p. 439. 
a se Dexay’s Report, p. 265. 
3. Chatoéssus notatus, Lesurur. 
Back almost straight; thorax and abdomen arcuated, carinated. Back blue, without 
blackish bands, but with five blue spots ; sides of a pale blue color; abdomen and head 
white. Anal fin narrow, equal throughout; ventrals small, truncated ; dorsal fin longer than 
high. Seales large. 
D.18. P.(?). V. (2). A. (2). C. (2). Length, 6 to 8 inches. 
Guadaloupe, Lesurvr. 
Megalops notata, Lesveur, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc., 1. p. 361. 
Chatoéssus notatus, Grirrirn’s Cuv., x. p. 439, 
4. Chatoéssus ellipticus, KirtLanp. 
Body oval, elliptical ; sides flattened, back rounded, abdomen compressed, carinate, and 
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