FISHES OF NEW, YORK 



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is seven and one half times as long as the last spine and nearly 

 one fourth as long as the head; the base of spinous dorsal is 

 contained two and two sevenths times in length of head. The 

 interspace between the two dorsals is less than the length of 

 the eye. The second dorsal base is one and one half times as 

 long as the head; the second ray is the longest and equals three' 

 times the length of the eje, the last ray about one third as 

 long as the second. The anal origin is under the middle of the 

 second dorsal and at a distance from the vent equal to one 

 fourth the length of head; the anal base is as long as the head; 

 the longest ray is nearly one half as long as the head, the last 

 ray about equal to the last of the dorsal; the anal and second 

 dorsal fins are elevated in front but very low for the most of 

 their length. The ventral origin is directly under the insertion 

 of the pectoral; the fin when extended reaches to below the 

 last spine of dorsal, its length more than one half the length of 

 head. The pectoral is broad at its base, somewhat falcate, its 

 length nearly one half the length of head, the fin extending to 

 below the seventh spine of the dorsal. D. VII, 36; A. I, 24; 

 Y. I, 5; P. 21. Scales about 24-160-30. 



The ground color is gray with purplish iridescence. A golden 

 bronze stripe beginning on the snout and continued behind the 

 eye to the caudal in a nearly straight line, slightly above 

 the median line. Another bronze stripe begins above the 

 eye and extends to the first dorsal. In life two dark bands 

 showed between the eyes and extended to the first dorsal. Sides 

 and lower parts much mingled with silvery white; iris gray 

 -overlaid with golden j^ellow; pupil bluish black; all the fins 

 ■colored like the body except the ventrals, which are whitish 

 underneath, and gray mingled with white above. 



The weight of the fish was 13 pounds IJ ounces. 



The specimen described was obtained by Mr De Nyse in Graves- 

 •end bay, July 15, 1896. For the purpose of comparison and veri- 

 fication of this identification, a series of measurements is here 

 .s:iven in tabular form. 



