THE FISHES OF XEW JERSEY 



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Genus Anguilla Shaw. 



The Eels. ^ 



Anguilla GJlnisy^^a--■R€tftT^esgt^er--%^ 



Eel. Bull Headed Eel. 



Head 7 J/^ ; depth 147^; snout sVs ii'^ head; eye 934,; mouth 

 3 J^ ; interorbital space 7^ ; pectoral 3J^ ; space between origins 

 of dorsal and anal ij^. Body rather robust, elongate, and com- 

 pressed behind. Head conic, long, moderately pointed. Eye 



Eel. Anguilla cJirisypa Rafinesque. 



small, well forward over angle of mouth. Lower jaw protrud- 

 ing. Teeth small, subequal, in bands in jaws and long patch on 

 vomer. Tongue free at tip. Lips rather full, margin free be- 

 hind and attached by frenum in front. Nostrils superior, well 

 separated, and anterior with slight tube. Gill-openings small, 

 about as wide as base of pectoral and just below in front. Scales 

 imbedded, linear and placed obliquely, some at right angles to 

 others. Lateral line complete. Dorsal inserted near first third 

 in length. Pectoral broad, upper margin straight. Brown, pale 

 below. Length 19 inches. Anglesea. 



Abundant at all seasons of the year. The largest example 

 which came under my notice was taken many years ago, which 

 roughly estimated, measured about 4 feet, though it is not alto- 



