119 



— Uneata, Holbr. Iclitli. S. Car. p. 102, pi. 14, fig. 1. 



— Itolhrookii, Griientlier, Ann. & Mag. Nat, Hist. May, 

 1860, p. 400. 



Ratlier uncommon in Maryland waters, but is sometimes 

 met witk in the southern part of Chesapeake Bay. 

 Acad. Coll. 



XXXVIII-ATHERINIDiE. 



CHIROSTOMA, Sw. 



C. notata. 



Dotted Silverside, or Gudgeon. 



Body elongated, cylindrical, compressed. Head ©f mode- 

 rate size, somewhat flattened above, and one-fifth of the total 

 length. Scales and eyes large; jaws very protractile. A 

 broad silvery band from the gill covers to the tail. Color 

 above this stripe sea-green; a dark, rounded spot at the base 

 of the anal ray. Length, 3 to 4 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 9. 1. 19; P. 15; V. 1. 5; A. 1. 25; C. 19. 



Atlierina notata, Mitch. Lit. & Phil. Trans. New York, I 

 p. 446, pi. 4 fig. 6; DeKay, New York Fauna, Fish, p. 141, 

 pi, 28, fig, 88; Guenther, III p. 406. 



This is the common Gudgeon, which runs from Chesapeake 

 Bay into the fresh waters of our branches. In the Patapsco 

 river it runs in May, and then affords fine sport to the ang- 

 lers. 



Acad. Coll. 



XXXIX-MUGILIDE. 



MUGIL, Artedi. 



1— M. albiila= 



White Mullet. 



Bod}' almost cylindrical, tapering. Head moderate. Eyes 

 covered with a thick skin. Scales on head and body large 

 and rounded. Lips thin, finely pectinated, with membrane- 

 ous slips. Of uniform white color, rather darker along the 

 sides of the back, with a few dark-colored longitudinal stripes, 

 which occur in many specimens. Caudal fin with a blackish 

 border. Length, 9 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 4. 1. 8; P. 15; V. 1. 5; A. 1, 6; C. 15. 



