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The specimen was of a hundred pounds weight, 

 eviscerated, but the length could not be taken at the 

 time, although it was estimated as about four and 

 a half or five feet. There were no points of differ- 

 ence in general appearance between it and the speci- 

 mens from Japan and Monterey Bay, later 

 examined, except in the absence of any dark bars on 

 the body,, which was a uniform dark color, save on 

 the lighter ventral surface. The dorsal formula was 

 XI, 16, that of the anal III, 14, in both fins the first 

 spines being indistinct and buried. There were 126 

 series of scales along the lateral line, 31 longitudinal 

 series above it, and 48 below. The head was con- 

 tained about 3 or 3% times in the body length, but, 

 as measurements had to be made very roughly with 

 the hands, they are not of much value, and may be 

 omitted, with the statement that they conformed in 

 general to those of other specimens. The fish was 

 caught on a hook on the halibut trawl lines, baited 

 with herring, "at a depth of 150 fathoms." 



Will F. Thompson, 



Si (hi ford University. 



IS CYNOSCION NOTHUS AN ABNORMAL 

 REGALIS 



Cynoscion nothus (called locally "Silver trout") 

 is occasionally caught at Cape Lookout, North Caro- 

 lina, always singly and always associated with Cyno- 

 scion regalis (called locally "Grey Trout"). 



On each of the four occasions on which I have 

 caught a fish identified as nothus, I have caught in 

 the same set of the net a large number of regalis of 

 exactly the same size. 



Three of my nothus were adults and on each of 

 those occasions they were caught in company with 

 large numbers of regalis of the same size, but this 

 feature came out with striking force when on one 

 occasion while using the small net, I caught several 



