HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MENHADEN. 

 Table of measurements — Continued. 



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Current number of specimen 

 Locality 



891 6. 



Mouth of Rio 

 Grande. 



891c. 



Monlh of Eio 

 Grande. 



5,864 a. 



New Orleans 

 Academy. 



Millim. lOOtha- 



Anal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Origin of anal to origin of dorsal 



Length cf longest ray 



Leugth of last ray 



Caudal :' 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays, superior 



inl'eiior 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Distance of tip from snout 



Length 



Length of longest axillary appendage 

 Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Origin of ventral to end of dorsal 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Number of scales in lateral lino 



Millim. lOOths, 



69 



20 

 39 



44 



7 

 25+ 

 27+ 



32 

 52 

 20 



51 

 35" 



Millim. lOOths, 





m 



37 



7 

 5' 



7 

 27 

 30 



33 



43 

 13 



53 



Current number of specimens. 

 Locality 



5,864 6. 



New Orleans 

 Academy. 



5,864 0. 



Millim. lOOths. 



Millim. lOOths 



Extreme length 



E^dy : 



Greatest height 



Head : 



Greatest length 



Distance Irom .snout to rape 



Length of snout from perp. from center of orbit. 



Length of opeiculura 



Length of maxillary 



Length of mandible 



Dorsal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Origia of pectoral to origin of dorsal 



End of dorsal t> ciul of anal 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Anal: 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Origin cf anal to origin of dorsal 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray 



Caudal:" 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays, inferior 



Pectoral: 



Distance from snout 



Distance of tip from snout 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distance from snont 



Leagth 



Origin of ventral to end of dorsal 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Number cf scales in lateral line 



18 



20 

 155 



30 

 21A 

 10* 

 10 



i:5i 



16' 



57 

 lei 

 33 

 2G 

 12 

 5h 



70 

 17 

 36 



6 



4 



6 



25 



30 



47 

 17 



53 



8 



32 



19 

 21 

 155 



38i 



33 



24 



11 



10 



14* 



i'4 



52 

 19 

 30 

 25 

 14 

 7 



7C* 

 19" 

 37 



' Imperfect. 



t About. 



J Or more. 



