137 



above, sides and abdomen white; many sj^ecimens Avlth a dark, 

 spot on the shonkler.s. Length, 8 to 12 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 12; P. IG; V. 8; A. 33; C. 19. 



MeqaJops cepediana, Lesneur, Ac. Xat. Sc. Phiha., I, 181Y, 

 p. 361. 



Chata'ssus ce-pedianus , Cuv. &: Val., XXI, p. 72, pi. G12. 



— dlipticus, Kirtl. Pvep. Zool. Ohio, pp. 169, 195; Boston 

 Journ. Nat. Hist. IV, p. 235, pi. 10, fig. 1. 



— insoeiaJnlis, Abbott, Proc. Ac. Xat. Sc. Pliila., I860,, 

 p. 365. 



— cepedianus, Guenther, VII, p. 409. 



Generally preceding the shad; but little valued. When 

 imprisoned by freshets in inland streams, they thrive well. 



They were formerly seen in large shoals in the Baltimore- 

 docks, but recently they have failed to appear there. 



They occur in the Potomac, Palapsco and other rivers of 

 both peninsulas. 



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LIV-ENGRAULID^! 



ENGI1AULI8, Lacep. 



E. viitatus. 



&udgeon, or Anchovy. 



Elongated, elyptical, compressed. Head elongated, sharp 

 wedge-slia])cd, broad above. Eyes large; jaws unequal, the 

 upper much longer, into which the lower jaw shuts as into a 

 groove. Scales very large. Caudal tin deeply forked. Top 

 of head bluish-slate; back light green, dotted with brownish: 

 a greenish-blue stripe high up on the side, extending from 

 the eye to the tail; sides below greenish-silvery, with metal- 

 lic reflections. Gill-covers and abdomen silvery. Length, 

 3 1 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 8; P. IT; V. 5; A. 14 ; C. 18. 



Clupea viffata, Mitchill, Trans. Lit. & Phil. Soc. New- 

 York, I, p. 456; DeKay, New York Fauna Fishes, p. 254. 



EngrauUs mifcJtiUi, Cuv. & Val. XXI, p. 50; Guenther y. 

 VII, p. 391. 



Buns from the salt water into our creeks and brandies in 

 April — May to spawu^ and is then taken by the hook in large 

 numbers. It is a savory little fish, and highly popular with, 

 l>altimore anglers. 



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