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. dorsal. Its length to its height as 3 to 1; white, 
irregularly barred. 
The Caudal fin is even at its extremity: yellow- 
ish, with three regular transverse dark bars; its 
height to its length as 2 to 1. _ 
'The fin rays are as follows: D. 9—16; P. 17; V. 
3; A. 14; C. 12. | 
"G5 per Mitchell. The brazen Bullhead. 
Lit. et Philosoph. Soc. Trans. N. Y. p. 380. 
a et Valene. Hist. Nat. des Poiss. t. iv. p. 189. 
A This. ads is taken. from our wharves vith the — 
) PEN. " Like that fish, it is very voracious, 
. catching at almost any kind of bait offered to it, and 
distending itself immensely with food. 
My description is drawn up from a specimen 
twelve inches in length. All upper part of body 
of a yellowish brown color, shaded throughout with 
fuliginous blotches, which upon the head prevail 
over the yellow: on sides of abdomen, beneath the 
lateral line, lighter: beneath, and covered by pec- 
— torals, a broad band of very minute black points ex- 
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tends even beyond the anus, along the edge of the 
anal fin; the portion in front of anus, contains-one 
or more rows of well-marked large, circular, yellow 
spots. Entire under surface of head also sprinkled 
over with similar black. points. Greatest depth of 
specimen equal to one fourth its length: greatest 
width across back of head equal to one third its 
length. Length of head to whole length of fish, as 
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