THE SHORE EISHES. 273 



large black spot about on a line just anterior to (ith dorsal spine; a very small 

 spot jiartly on lateral line and under lltli dorsal ray. 



No. A4, 1()§ inches long, has head 4.15 in length: depth 2.09; eye 3.83 in 

 head; snout 3.83; dorsal VI-I, 24; anal II-I, 23; dorsal lobe 1.27 in dorsal 

 base; anal lobe 1.3() in anal base. A large black spot on right side, about .66 

 of it above lateral line, its largest diameter about 1.08 in eye; situated about 

 under middle of soft dorsal lobe; a small faint dusky sjjot just under 3d dorsal 

 spine, partly on lateral line. I)ut mostly abo\'e it; a similar large spot on left 

 side and correspondingly located; a faint trace of very small black spot l>ack 

 of this and under 15th ray of dorsal. 



Xo. A5, 9? inches long, has dorsal VI-I, 24; anal II-I, 23; dorsal lobe 1.52 

 in dorsal base; anal lobe 1.65 in anal base. 



On the right side a very small spot untler 3d dorsal spine; almost wholly 

 above lateral line; a lai'ge lilack spot under middle of dorsal lobe, about .66 of 

 the spot above lateral line, its diameter al)out 1.18 in eye; on left side a spot .38 

 of eye and under 3d dorsal spine, almost wholly al)ove lateral line; another large 

 one under middle of lol)e of dorsal .84 of eye in diameter, about .6 of it above 

 lateral line. 



No. A7, 12? inches long has head 4.25 in length; depth 4.52; eye 3.7 in head; 

 snout 4; maxillary 2.74; dorsal VI-I, 24; anal II-I, 24; lobe of dorsal 1.79 

 and of anal 1.70 in base of each fin respecti\ely; scales 24-97-34. 



On right side, a trace of a small spot below 2nd dorsal spine, entirely above 

 lateral line; a large black one about size of eye, under anterior part of soft 

 dorsal, about .(> of it above lateral line; another minute spot on lateral line aliout 

 under 15th ray of dorsal; on left side is a small faint spot under 2d dorsal spine, 

 wholly al)ove lateral line; under anterior part of soft dorsal is a large spot, 

 about .6 of it above lateral line, considerably larger than eye; a slight trace of a 

 minute spot, entirely on lateral line and under 15th dorsal ray; another slight 

 trace of a spot on lateral line on the middle of caudal jx'duncle, a similar one on 

 right side; lobes of dorsal, anal, and caudal dusky. 



No. All, 11 inches long. On right side a spot almost wholly above lateral 

 line and under 3d dorsal spine, small but distinct; a large spot about size of eye, 

 under middle of dorsal lobe, about .6 of it above lateral line, on left side is the 

 merest trace of a spot above lateral lin(> and under first doi-sal spine; a large 



