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,.,,,i,liil |...lmirlr mIk.iI ;uhI sI(mi(. ils l(-iisl (lc|.lli one luiH' l!o 

 l,.,iM(li ol lu-Md; lir:Ml slioij, :i lilllr more lli:ni oii<- roiirlli of 

 (,,|;il Irn-Mi willK.ni ciiKhil. ils widlli ii(':irlv oih" IkiH' ils Icnjilh; 

 siu.ul ol.liisriv (oiiir;!!, ils l(iij;lli \;n-viii;; willi iiijc Irniii one 

 s,-\riilli lo one lilHi 'l' leni-lii o\' iuad; rvr .Mpi;)! lo iulcroi-bilul 

 s|>!H'> ;ni(i lis l<Mi,i;lli coiilnincd IrcHii lour nnd one lliird (() llvo 

 ;,,! ,iU(> ii;iir limrs in 1(MI;IIi of hc:id; monlli iiircrior, sii^-hlly 

 ol.li.ni.'. wide, lilt- lown- j.'iw included, ni:i\ill;i broiidl.v ('xpiHidod 

 h.-linni. i(s end re:i. Iun,<' I'jir beliind eve. len^^Mi of n|>|ter jilW 

 n<-;irl\ one IimH' o( leni;lli (!' Iieiid; hind ni;ir.uin ol" |tre()|MM-('le 

 Willi nimierens ijiIIkm- cearsi' S|ines. Dishinee of spinous dor- 

 s;il Ironi lip of snoiil e(pi:ils one liiird of ioliil leni;lli widioul: 

 riMid;il. I;ise of spinons dorsal on> liaif as lonj;' as llie head, 

 second spin<' Iohl-vsI one liflh of lolal willionl caudal, lasf dor- 

 sal spine l\\<t ninliis as loni; as I he second, inlerspacf' lt<'lw<MMl 

 dorsals eipial lo p(sl oi lil a 1 iar( of head, base o\' stM-ond dorsal 

 (onlained one and lliree fonrlh limes in itMii;lh of head, lonjiCSl 

 doisal ra\ eipial |o posiorbilal |>arl (f head, last doi'sal ray on<' 

 lliird as lent; as I lie lit>ad. Anal oriii,in is under t lie liflh or 

 si\lh ra.\ of Ihe second dorsal, llit> base of the tin eipials I lu" 

 sec(>nd spine of Ihe dorsal in lenulh; ihi' lou<i>s| ray is one half 

 as loni; as I h(> head ; I he la si ra \ is as lonj;' as I he snoiil and eye 

 combined The \en(ial origin is und<'r ihe middle of (he spinous 

 dorsal ; I he lentil h of I he tin is abou I oui' half Ihe leni^l h of In^ld. 

 The juMloral reaches beyond ihe end of iUo spinous dt>rsal. bul 

 noi lo Mil" \enl. ils hMii^lh etpial lo len;.>lh o\' h(>ad wilhonl Ihe 

 snoui ; ihe |>ccloral lilanu>nls ar(> eii^hl m nuinber on ('ach side, 

 lht> lonjuesl reacliinj; pasi Ihe vtMii. ("andal (h>(>ply forked, ils 

 .'\leinal ra.\s loniier than ihe head. 1 >. \' 1 1 1 I. 1 'J ; A. Ill, lo; 

 N'. I. :>; r. 1, i:., S: i:. \ ll. Cill rak<M-s. L'l Ixdow ihe an!;h\ Ihe 

 lonm'si nearl\ eq\ial l< e\e; scales (> Td id. Color liuht oliva 

 ceons, wiih tlaik pnnci nla I ions ; bdl\ whitish; ptM'loral black in 

 adnll , pa le in \ ouni>". 



The ihreadrm is found ou ilu> (>as| coast i\( the Tnilt^d Slatos 

 Ironi New \ ork to Texas, occnrrini; noiihward in snntiner only. 



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