316 FISHES. 



10. HI. cervina, (Cope) Jordan. Jtucp-Rocks. Jump- 

 ing Mullet. Head very short, roundish above, rather 

 pointed forwards, about 5 in length; cheeks sub- verti- 

 cal ; mouth rather large, with thick lips, which are 

 strongly plicate, the folds somewhat broken up; eye 

 small; fins very small, the dorsal rays 10 to 12; scales 

 rather large, 6 — 44 to 49 — 5; color greenish brown, a 

 pale blotch on each scale, these forming continuous 

 streaks along the rows of scales; back with more or less 

 distinct brownish cross - blotches ; fins brownish, not 

 much red; the dorsal blackish at tip; size smallest; 

 length less than a foot. Virginia to Georgia, very 

 abundant, a singular little species. 



f-f Lower lip tMn, forming a narrow, crescent-shaped border 

 around the mandible. 



11. M. alba, (Cope) Jordan. White Mullet. Head 

 small, five times in length; muzzle prominent, but less 

 so than in M. velata/ mouth moderate, back a little 

 elevated; depth about 3-J in length; dorsal rays 12 to 

 14, its free border incised; scales 6 — 45 — 5; coloration 

 very pale; lower fins white; size large; reaches a weight 

 of four pounds or more. Rivers of N. C. 



12. lU. ihalassina, (Cope) Jordan. Geeen Mullet. 

 Head stout, as in M. velata, rather long, 4 in length, 

 flattish above, muzzle truncate, not very prominent; 

 muzzle moderate; back elevated; dorsal fin long, of 14 

 or 15 rays; sea-green above; white below; lower fins 

 white. Yadkin River. 



** Lower lips infolded, a - shaped, when viewed from below, with 

 a distinct median crease, in which the two halves of the lip 

 meet, forming an acute angle ; mouth small. 



Lips plicate, the folds not broken up into papilte. 



g. Dorsal rays (developed) 16 (15 to 17.) 



