394 Storer on the 
part of the body, of a reddish brown color; a nar- 
row bluish band upon the sides, through the centre 
of which, runs the /ateral line which commences - 
» just above the posterior portion of the operculum, 
and runs obliquely backwards about an inch, then 
approximating that of the opposite side, runs a 
straight course an inch and a half; then passes down 
upon the side. At first, this line is quite indistinct, 
but more prominent towards the posterior half of 
the body; it becomes a sensible ridge, which, back 
of the dorsal, is quite strongly serrated. Abdomen 
lighter colored than the back; throat white. En- 
. tire length of the head, from the tip of the snout to 
the posterior extremity of the intermaxillaries, nine 
inches. Tube of a hard, horny eonsistence, strongly 
serrated laterally upon its upper portion, and less 
distinetly above and beneath; wider than deep; 
width just in front of the eyes, three quarters of an 
inch ; at the angle of the jaws, half an inch. Verti- 
cal gape of the mouth, half an inch: jaws armed 
with numerous small teeth ; lower jaw longer than 
the upper, with à protuberance at the chin. Gill- 
covers perfectly smooth, with a serrated portion 
above them, three quarters of an inch in extent. 
The Dorsal fin is triangular, same color as the 
abdomen ; situated upon the posterior third of the 
body. 
The Pectorals are situated a quarter of an inch 
back of the operculum; their length to their apes 
is about as 1 to 3. 
'The Ventrals are two and à half inclies back of the 
