124 G. B. Goode—New species of Fishes from the Bermudas. 
The length of the head (‘22) equals the greatest height of the 
ody and is double the greatest width of the head (‘11): the 
height at the we a (14) is s double the width of the interorbital 
ity of the 
ie os ie is circular, its diameter (-08) one-third the length 
of the head. The origin of the dorsal is slightly behind that 
of the ventrals, its distance from the snout (31) twice the length 
of its base (° 16). me dorsal spines are graduated nearly in 
the proportion (I=-02; II=12; I=11; IV=10; V= 09; 
VI=°085; VII= 0725 : Vil= 05; IX= 04). The notch be- 
tween the spinous and so portions is very deep and the con- 
necting membrane barely perceptible. In the soft dorsal the 
fifth ray is the longest (°09) and pet the fifth spine, the suc- 
ceeding rays diminishing regularly to the last, which equals the 
-—— spine (04); the va of its base (-20) i is greater than 
the spinous dorsal. anal begins behind the center 
of ne body (56) ; the first ean is very short (01), one-fifth the 
length (05) of the second, which is slender; the first ray is 
the longest (-08), the succeeding rays regularl diminishing in 
length = the last (03). The lobes of the caudal are equal, the 
outer rays in length (21) five times the inner ones (04). The 
extremity of the pectoral reaches the vertical from the last dor- 
spine: its distance from the snout at the axilla (-25) is 
nearly equal to the height of the body. The ventral spine re- 
sembles the fifth dorsal spine in ape and size; the length of 
the longest ray (‘11) slightly = one-third of the distance 
from the snout to the ventral axilla (80); the axillary append- 
age consists of four lanceolate cain the first and longest as 
long as the last ventral ray. 
Color: silvery, with a bluish tint above ; axils of the pectorals 
and extremity of snout brownish. 
Radial formula, D. IX, 10. A. I, & P. 12. V. I, 5. 
©. 8, 9, 9, 8. 
The unit of measurement used above is one-hundredth of 
the — length, which in an average specimen is 7-29 inches 
M. O. 185). The species is common in the protected inlets 
about the islands in company with the “shad” fh ear gula), 
from which it is distinguished by the name “long-boned shad :” 
they are in demand for bait and are easily seized in large quan- 
tities. I take pleasure in dedicating the species to his Excel- 
lency, Maj.-Gen. J. H. Lefroy, F.R.S., Governor of the Ber- 
