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ber, 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 reflections. 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 schoolboys 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. 



