466 Storer on the: 
at the commencernent of the second dorsal fin, two 
inches. Body elongated; top of the head and 
upper part of the body, of a dull lead color; sides 
and abdomen white. The lateral line, lighter 
colored than the upper part of the body, arises 
above the operculum, and curves slightly in its ante- 
rior half, then assumes a straight line to the tail. 
The scales upon the top of the head, much smaller 
than those upon the body of the fish. Length of 
the head equal to about one fourth the length of 
the body. Preoperculum and maxillary bones of 
a beautiful shining silver color; the inferior portion 
of the gill-covers naked ; upper portion scaly ; scales 
on the operculum reflecting a. beautiful bluish tint. 
Eyes very large; pupils black; irides silvery- 
Diameter of the eye equal to three quarters the 
distance between the eyes. At the anterior angle 
of the eye a bony process is observed ; just in front 
of this process are situated the nostrils, which are 
double, the posterior much the larger. A sensible 
depression on the top of the head between the eyes: 
Smaller furrows on other parts of the head. The 
lower jaw the longer; the jaws as well as the pala- 
tine bones armed with a row of prominent, sharp, 
recurved teeth, exterior to which, is a row much 
emaller. Tip or middle of the upper jaw without 
teeth. Outer edge of both intermaxillary bones; 
fuliginous. Jaws within, palatines, vomer, fuligi- 
nous. A deep furrow exists in the suborbitar 
bones, extending from just exterior to the snout in 
the upper, to the posterior portion of the preopercu- 
