THE FISHES OF NEW JERSEY. 169 



Ainhirus prosthistius Fowler, Proc. Acad. Xat. Sci. Phila., 

 .1900, p. 352. 



Amiurus natalis Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VH, 1887, p. 150. 



Ameiuriis erebennus Jordan and Evermann,, Bull. U. S. Nat. 

 -Mus., Xo. 47, I, 1896, p. 139, reference in part. 



Ameiurus nebulosus (Le Sueur). 



Cat Fish. Yellow Cat Fish. ^lud Cat Fish. Horned Pout. 



Bull Head. ^liller's Thumb. Stone Cat Fish. Black 



Cat Fish. Common Bull Head. 



Head 3^ ; depth 3^ ; D. I, 6; A. iv, 19; width of head iji in 



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Yellow Cat Fish. Aiiiciunis nebulosus (Le Sueur), 



its length: snout 2^; eye 10; width of mouth i3^; interorbital 

 space 2 ; dorsal spine 3 ; pectoral fin 2% ; ventral 2 ; base of anal 

 ij^ ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2^ ; caudal i J4- Body elon- 

 gate, compressed, deep anteriorly. Caudal peduncle deep, much 

 compressed. Head large, w4de. Eye small. Alouth large. Upper 

 jaw slightly protruding. Teeth fine, in broad bands in jaws, that 

 in front of upper jaw convex in front. Interorbital space flat- 

 tened and broad. Alaxillary barbels shorter than head and reach- 

 ing gill-opening. Outer mental barbel longer than inner, about 

 an eye-diameter less than interorbital space, and nasal barbel 

 about same as inner mental. Rakers 3 -f- 10 short stout points. 

 Dorsal inserted about midway between tip of .snout and begin- 



