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Caranx cJirys^s, DeKay, New York Faun. Fish, p. 121, pi. 

 27, fig. 85 ; Baird, Ninth Smiths. Eep,, p. 336. 



— hippos, Holbr. Ichth., S. Carol., p. 88, pi. 12, fig. 2. 



— pisquefos, Cuv. & Yal., IX, p. 97. 



This fish is rather common in the quiet waters of Chinca- 

 teague, Assateague and Wallop's Islands, and also in the 

 southern part of Chesapeake Bay. Great numbers of them 

 are caught in the hauling of the large seines, and are gener- 

 ally found entangled in the sea-weeds. 



Acad. Coll. 



BLEPHAEICHTHYS, Gill. 

 B. crinihiSt 



Thread Fish. Hair Fish. 



The body of this beautiful fish is almost orbicular, much 

 compressed, acute on its edge, with a brilliant skin not cov- 

 ered with scales. The height of the body is 15 of the total 

 length ; the length of the head, 3.^. The unarmed lateral 

 line is bent anteriorly, and becomes straight in the vertical 

 from the middle of the soft dorsal. Eyes very large. Teeth 

 in both jaws, forming villiform bands ; lower jaw projecting. 

 The first dorsal fin is but little developed, with short and rudi- 

 mentary spines. The second dorsal fin has seven exceed- 

 ingly long and filiform rays, and eleven bifid rays ; the first 

 of the filiform rays is 12 inches long, the other six successively 

 shorter, and the bifid rays are low and subequal. Pectoral 

 fins falciform ; ventral long, narrow and pointed ; anal fin 

 with five filiform rays, varying from 4 to 6 inches in length, 

 and the remaining eleven lays low and subequal ; caudal fin 

 deeply furcate. Bluish above, shining white beneath. The 

 membrane between the anterior dorsal ray blackish. Oper- 

 cular spot indistinct. Length, 5 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 18; P. 17; V. 4; A. 16; C. 18. 

 Cara7ix sukr, Guenther, Catal Fish., VI., p. 454. 



