1S7 



1»<m|_\ , i ii;iiiL;iil;ir. \\il li niic or iwospiurs iiear tlie base. Above 

 .i;rL'rii!sli-l)lu(', witii siiiail, l)lai'k, vei'miciilar, interrupted 

 lines, and l;ii'p,('r, distant, p;ilr Jipot.s: licneath pale rcil; length 

 1.") to IS leet. 



/'. iHdchini. I. <■. y/. ICi'.'. 



It<(j(i iiiiichini, iji'sueur, -lourn. Ac. Nat. Sc. IMiiiad. 1 [•. 

 [i. 



['(t.sliiKirii i/nir/>'j-(i . JJelvay. New Yvvk I''auna, Fishes, p. 

 '■u~*, ]d. i'h), Hu'. "Jl;!. 



i)ceasionaI nu the e');i,st of Wurcestef cuiinty. 



S. I. 



T. civXTiiruA. 



Tin'(;()X. .V.dansun, 



The Stiimaree. 



Wnt.ly i|Ua»ifiiatera!, rounded en the peetMi'^l aiii;-le.s: its 

 I I'ansverse and hin,L;'itndinai diametef neaidy eipial. Snout 

 |)ointed: teeth small, liat, ht/.eny,;e-siiaiied. I'jipei' sui't'aec n|' 

 hiidy smooth, eovei'ed with darlc slime. Tail h)n<4er tlian 

 Ixidy, e\lindi-ie;il, loui^h. tapering and tlexihle towards the 

 '■ml: armed with two or more snnill, llattened, pointed and 

 teet hed s|iine>. Ahovc unil'orm ol i vy-l)rown : Ijeneath ^\•lute. 

 Len^'th of l>oiiy and tail ') to S t'eet. 



7'. (■(iilrnrii, .Aliteh. 



( 'ommou on the oet'aii eoast ol" Worcester e(»iiiity ami 

 •iround the enli'a.nee to ( 'In'sapeake \r,\\ . 



A<An. ( 'oi.T,. S. 1. 



