FURTHER NOTES ON NEW JERSEY FISHES. i8i 



golden or gilded blotch so as to form longitudinal series par- 

 rallel with lateral line, and latter also with same tint. Upper 

 surface of head deep purplish-brown with brilliant though ob- 

 scure blotches on cheek and opercle. Lower surface of head livid 

 or translucent heliotrope to- whitish or grayish. Upper jaw dull 

 dusky, and lower still paler. A pale blue-green tinge on preorbi- 

 tal. Iris very deep and beautiful purplish. Back with about 

 9 very obscure underlaid deep dusky diffuse saddles trans- 

 versely, and each much broader than interspaces. First on pre- 

 dorsal region, others from bases of dorsals, eighth on caudal 

 peduncle above, and last at base of caudal. Dorsals, anals and 

 caudal pale brownish marginally or over greater marginal 

 extent, and becoming deeper on middle portions of each longi- 

 tudinally, though with deeper ventral tint. Bases of dorsals 

 livid dark gray. Base of caudal obscure dusky-gray with pur- 

 plish tinge and thickly spotted with obscure deep coppery dots of 

 small size on scales. On membranes mottled with pale gilt and 

 gamboge to dusky. On median portion of posterior half of 

 spinous dorsal, and all of rayed dorsal, scattered obscure cop- 

 pery tO' dull golden small specks or spots of irregular size. Base 

 of anal livid gray-greenish to whitish, this color receding back- 

 wards. Pectoral pale heliotrope, translucent, and very slightly 

 grayish at base of fin. Ventral translucent grayish, slightly 

 tinted gray-lavender in middle of fin, and spine gray. Length 

 534 inches. Taken in Townsend's Inlet near Avalon, Cape May 

 county. October 20th, 1907. W. J. Fox. Called "bergall." 

 Mr. Fox also secured one in Corson's Inlet in August of 1906. 



Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus). 



Black Fish. 



Now found in Cape Ma}^ Harbor around the pilings. They 

 also haunt steep mud-banks. In size they reach about i^^ pounds. 

 A small dessicated example was found on the flats at Green 

 Creek on June 9th, 1907. It was about 10 inches long. In 

 late July they were taken at Fourteen Foot Bank. They were 

 reported during the past season to ascend Delaware Bay to Co- 

 hansy Creek. 



