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Its head is small, smooth, and depressed above. The mouth 

 is small, and destitute of teeth. The eyes are large, with 

 yellow irides. The body is very deep, being very nearly one-third 

 of the length, excluding the caudal fin. The branchiostegal 

 rays are three in number; the pectoral, seventeen; ventral, 

 nine ; dorsal, nine ; anal, fourteen ; and caudal, nineteen. 



The upper part of the head, back, and sides, dark glossy green; 

 lower sides, and belly, silvery white, with golden reflexions. 

 Dorsal fin, brownish yellow ; pectorals, reddish buff ; ventrals, 

 dull lake ; anal and caudal, dull reddish brown^ streaked with 

 lake. 



Of this group, there are several species, all abundant, and 

 affording much sport to school-boys and young ladies. To the 

 angler, except as bait, they are little worth, and to describe one 

 variety, as a type of the species, will be amply sufficient. 



