Fishes of Massachusetts. 395 
pectorals, very small; half of an inch long; color 
of the abdomen. 
The Anal, similar in form to the dorsal, is directly 
opposite that fin. 
The Caudal is deeply forked, being nearly an 
inch wide between the lobes at the extremities, 
when they are expanded. Directly from the centre 
of this fin, as if it were a continuation of the lateral 
line, proceeds a strong filament nine inches in 
length, jointed at its commencement like some of 
the Gorgoniae, which becomes exceedingly deli- 
cate at its termination. From its base, another 
very minute filament arises. 
. The fin rays are as follows: D.14; P.16; V. 
6; A. 14; C. 46. 
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