i6o REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



lucent brownish. Iris slaty-brown. A deep brown blotch on 

 cheek below eye. Fins all deep dusky or grayish-brown, except 

 grayish-white ventral. On rays of dorsal a series of 4 small black- 

 ish spots, about equally spaced on each ray. On caudal rays a 

 series of 3 conspicuous blackish spots, with alternate obscure ones 

 on each ray. Pectoral and anal immaculate except towards 

 edges where there are very minute pale dusky dots, so that fins 

 shade darker distally. On back a number of obscure dusky spots, 

 irregular and appearing at bases of scales. They are formed 

 simply by more intense dusky at bases of pockets. Adult female. 

 Length i^^/i6 inches. New England Creek, a tributary of Dela- 

 ware Bay at Higbee's Beach, Cape May county, October 6th, 

 1907. O. H. Brown, H. Walker Hand and H. W. Fowler. 



Head 3^; depth 2>H', D- i. 6> i; A. iii, 7, i; scales 30 in a 

 lateral count from shoulder or upper end of gill-opening to base of 

 caudal, and 2 more on latter; 9 scales obliquely forward from 

 origin of dorsal to base of last anal ray ; 23 scales before dorsal ; 

 width of head lyi in its length; depth of head at occiput 1V7I 

 first branched dorsal ray i ^ ; least depth of caudal peduncle 

 i^ ; pectoral iVcJ ventral 2^; snout 3 in head measured 

 from, tip of upper jaw; eye 2}i; maxillary 2%; interorbital 

 space 2^/q ; third simple anal ray 3 in entire length of head and 

 trunk; caudal 2>/'i- Body similar to that of female, only com- 

 paratively more slender. The only noticeable differences are in 

 the long' slender anterior rays of the anal anteriorly, so that when 

 depressed fin reaches 3<5 of space to base of caudal. O'f these 

 elongated rays only third simple and first branched are conspic- 

 uous. Length i^/i6 inches. Adult male. Same data as the 

 above. 



Color in life of adult male dull olive-brown generally on back, 

 with a livid shade of translucent grayish on sides. Sides of trunk 

 with a few blackish or dusky spots scattered about, usually at 

 bases of scales, though irregular. Peritoneum showing through 

 body-wall as pale brassy. Head brownish above, paler below to 

 translucent brownish. Iris dusky-brown, paler below, and pupil 

 blackish. Opercle with greenish, emerald and golden reflections. 

 Dorsal and caudal fins similar to back, pale translucent, and 

 marked with several series of black spots. Other fins pale trans- 



