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F'ishes of Massachusetts. 369 
sent me from Holmes Hole, by Dr. Yale; the other _ 
was found by Dr. Gould, at Provincetown. 
The specimen lying upon my table, is four inches 
in length: its greatest depth is one inch and a half. 
Body elongated, of a reddish brown color, with a 
broad silvery band arising at the base of the pecto- 
rals and continued to the caudal rays. Length of 
the head five lines, flattened on its top. Hyes cir- 
eular, one line in diameter; pupils black, irides 
golden; distance between the eyes rather more than 
one line. Jaws equal in length, armed with very 
small teeth ; gill-covers golden. 
The first Dorsal fin arises six lines back of the 
=~  peetorals. k 
_ The second Dorsal is lighter colored than the 
body, and distant three lines from the first dorsal. 
The Pectorals commence directly back of the up- 
per part of the operculum; length less than one 
third of the height; color, of the back ; upper rays 
double the length of the lower. 
The Ventrals arise on a line with the posterior ex- 
tremities of the pectorals, and are five-rayed. 
The Anal fin is situated just back of the origin 
of the second dorsal ; as long again as high. 
The Caudal fin is quite deeply forked; lighter 
colored than the other rays. " 
The fin rays are as follows: D. 4-9; P. 12; V. 
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