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and the lateral line, which is iji me, Bish G 
the sides, is of a light green sprinkled with | er ri i 
points. 'The lateral line arises upon a line with the 
upper angle of the opereulum, and runs along very 
near the back, the length of the body. The abdom- 
inal ridge is serrated, Length of the head one 
fourth the length.of the body, gradually sloping from 
the occiput to the snout; top of the head darker 
colored than the rest of the body. Gio 
large, silvery, seeming to form one large plate. — 
Lower jaw rather projecting beyond the upper. Di- 
ameter of the eye equal to one sixth the. length of 
the head, Tail forked. 
The fin rays are: D. 10; P. 15; V.5; A. 12; 
. 18. 
Arosa. Cuv. 
Generic characters. Upper jaw with a deep notch 
in the centre; in other respects like the Clupea. 
A. vernalis. Mitchell. The spring Herring or 
Alewive. 
Although in several portions of the state where the 
alewives have heretofore been most abundant, the 
various encroachments of man have sensibly dimin- 
ished them, they are still taken in some places in im- 
mense numbers. A larger quantity of alewives is 
packed than of any other species of this family. In 
1832, 1730 barrels were inspected; 1833, 2,266; 
1834, 4,320 ; 1835, 5,600; 1836, 5000. 
