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MEASUREMENTS 



Inolirs. 



Length, including cantlal 3-^^^ 



Length to end of niiiMle caudal rays SOi-r 



lA'Ugth of external caudal lobes from pit T 



Length of middle caudal rays 2 



Greatest depth of body.' 6% 



Least depth of caudal peduncle IVs 



(Greatest thiclaiess of body 4 



Length of head ^ 



Length of upper jaw ^V2 



AVidfh across end of maxilla : IVi; 



lycngth of mandible '^Vs 



Length of snout -^i 



Diameter of eye 1^/4 



DiauM'ter of pupil % 



Distance from snout to vertical from first dorsal origin IO14 



Length of first dorsal base 3% 



Length of first spine % 



Lcngtii of second spine IVi 



Length of third (longest) spine 1% 



Length of seventh spine % 



Distance from snout to second dorsal (obliquely) 1414 



Lengtli of second dorsal base 11% 



Length of second ray of second dorsal 3% 



Length of first ray 1% 



Length of last ray 1% 



Lengtli of p(H"toral 3% 



Iy<'ngth of ventral 4% 



r>ist:ince from vt'utral origin to anal origin 10% 



Distance from vtnit to anal origin 2 



The ambd" jack here mentioned is supposed to be identical 

 with file S. lalandi of Ciivier & Valenciennes, a species 

 ran^in^ n-iihiil y from Brazil to West Florida and occasionally 

 iiortlnvard in siimiDcr to Cape Cod. It grows to the length of 

 r. or t; tVi'l and I lie weight of 100 pounds, and it is a good food 

 tish ;is well ;is ;i robiisl iiiid vigoi'ons ])ri7.e for the angler. 



(icims KL,AGATis Beuuett 



I'.ody long iiiid sh ndi r; second dorsal and anal long, cad) with 

 one (;ci;o lied I'mlri (((injioscd of Ixyo rays behind the rest of the 

 I'm. < n licrwiso essi iii ia lly as in Scriola. The short spines 

 [trending ilic ,iti;il liii nic sojihw li;) < remote frotti the rest Of 

 ilie lin. r.i;iii(liiostegals 7; lat<'ral line not armed; villiform 

 leeili in li.iiids ill I he jaw. oil the \(>mer and the palatines. 



