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head, which is not equal to the depth of the body ; 
snout short; jaws equal; maxillars of middling 
width, scarcely reaching beyond the centre of the 
eye, which is near the end of the snout, and round, 
its iris yellow, and pupil black. Operculum paral- 
lelogramiform, slightly oblique, and depressed at the 
lower edge; dorsal as high as the width of its 
base; pectorals acute, rather long; ventrals some- 
what behind the front of the dorsal, which is large 
and truncated; anal long, subequal; lateral line 
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| scarcely visible; color blue on the back, lighter at 
the sides, and of a silver white under the abdo- 
men, breast and tail; yellow tints are reflected from 
the scales upon the opercula, base of the tail and 
fins. The blue lines are deeper towards the back 
than the abdomen, where they disappear. 
These are salted, and taken with the seine. 
B.7; D.18; P.16; V. OF AB ; oC. 22 6-6 
rays." j 
C. minima. Peck. The Brit. 
Belknap’s History of New Hampshire, vol iii. p. 130. 
This pretty little species, named but not described 
by Peck in “ Belknap's New Hampshire,” is found 
at some seasons of the year in incredible numbers 
upon our coast, and serves as food for several other 
species. It varies in its length from one to four 
inches. Back nearly black ; upper part of the sides 
dark green; sides silvery, with roseate and golden 
reflections; in the younger specimens, the dorsal 
ridge is a black line, and the distance between it 
