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ventral. Ventral extending J^ of space to anal. Silvered whitish 

 in color in spirits, and with no trace of a longitudinal silvery 

 band. Length 3/>8 inches. Beesley's Point. Type of Bngraiilis 

 diiodtecim Cope. 



This species is only known from the example described above, 

 and differs from Anchovia mitchilli, with which it has been united 

 by Drs. Jordan and Evermann, in many respects. Chief among 

 these may be mentioned the anterior position of the dorsal fin, 

 which is altogether in advance of the anal. 



Bngraulis duodecim Cope, Tr. Am. Philos. Soc. Phila., XIII, 

 1869, p. 405.— Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868 (1869), p. 822, from 

 Cope. 



Family SALMONID^. 



The Salmons. 



Body oblong or elongate, and abdominal profile rounded. 

 Mouth terminal, large or small. Maxillary forming lateral mar- 

 gin of upper jaw, provided with a supplemental bone. Premaxil- 

 laries not protractile. No barbels. Teeth various, sometimes 

 absent. Gill-membranes not connected, free from isthmus. Gills 

 4, a slit behind fourth. Gill-rakers various. Pseudobranchias 

 present. Branchiostegals 10 to 20. Parietals not in contact, 

 separated at middle by intervention of supraoccipital, which con- 

 nects Avith frontals. Epipleural appendages not developed. Air- 

 vessel large. Stomach siphonal. Pyloric coeca very numerous. 

 Ova large, falling into cavity of abdomen before exclusion. Body 

 covered with cycloid scales. Head naked. Eateral line present. 

 Dorsal usually nearly median, not greatly elongate, its rays 9 to 

 15, only I or 2 of anterior simple or rudimentary, others branched. 

 Adipose fin present. Caudal forked. Anal moderate or rather 

 long. Pectorals placed low. Ventrals moderate, nearly median. 



Ranking easily among the first of fishes, many of the members 

 of this family have long been known for their beauty of color, 

 activity and gaminess, and interest to the true sportsman. As 

 food-fishes they are excellent, both as to^ quality and quantity, -for 

 some of the species are of large size and very numerous. They 



