028 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



capable of considerable inflation, but less tban in the common 

 jswellfisb. 



A vounji- example, o inches long, seined at Longport X. J. 

 Au"-. iMl. ISST. is much less elongate than the adult, and has the 

 orbital tentacles greatly developed. The black spot which is 

 present near the anal origin in the adult is absent in the young. 

 Tile species is known as " Cucumberfish " at Somers Point X. J. 

 It takes the hook. The fish is found occasionally in small nimi- 

 bers from May to October in Gravesend bay, but no very small 

 (uies are seen. It lives in the aquarium in winter only in watei- 

 heat.'d to a temperature of 68 to 70 F. 



'.\\\7) Chilomycterus fuliginosus (De Kay) 



Burfish; Unspotted Ballomfish 



Diodiin fiili!jiii()sii>< De Kay. X. Y. Fauna, Fishes, 324, pi. 55, fig.. 181. 1842, 

 New York Harbor; Baied, Nhith Ann. Rep. Smith Inst. .3.">t. is.",",. 



(ireat Egg Harl)or River, N. J. 

 Chiltniiifcteiits yeomctriciis subsp. (?) fuUgi)iosus Jordan & Gilbert, Bull. 



It;. XT. S. Nat. Mus. 864, 1883. 

 (Iiiloiiiuvtenis fiili(fiiioi<iis Bean, Bull. U. S. F. C. Yll, 133, 1888; iVHli Rep. 



Comin. Fish. N. Y. 243, 1890. 



The following is tlu' original description of the species: 



i!()(ly subeiibicai, rather more slender toward the tail. 

 Irregular series of triangular spines on the upper surface, the 

 extremities of A^lli^ll. in the living animal, are furnished with 

 long strips of membrane. Similai' spines, but more nunu'rous, 

 smaller and recui-ved, on the abdomen. Three spines over eacli 

 <iliil. and anolliei- enuidistaut between each orbit. Lips Ileshy 

 ami snseepi il)|r of JK-iiii- drawn over the teeth. Three or four 

 miiiiiic lijiiJH'ls uiKJci- the chin. Pectorals short and broad, with 

 a sjighily sinuous margin; the upper rays longest. Dorsal 

 jiiaced t;ir back, and (d)tusely pointed. The anal fin long, placed 

 nil Ml! ehuigated Meshy base. Tail slender, su])porting a lanceo- 

 ':"' 'aiidal till. .\|| the fins exceedingly feeble and delicate. 



f'ohir. .\liu\(' dark olive-green, tinged with brown, with 

 iiK-aiideiiiig (hinky lines. . . chin yellowish white. Abdomen 

 blaek; but ihe bases of the spines are bright orange, which so 

 fill- predominates as to give this color to the whole underside. 



l.'-iigth. 2 inches. Depth and transverse diameter. 1 inch, 

 i'iii rays. 1 1. 1 | ; \\ -Jl'; a. S; (\ 0. 



I'liis species, which might be mistaken f..r the young of the | 

 prcre,jig, [the sjKtl slri|i.d l.;i lloc.nlisii I is readil v distinguislie<l 



