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well before dorsal or nearer origin of anal than that of pectoral, 

 and reaching beyond first few anal rays. Color dark olivaceous 

 on upper surface. A black blotch on dorsal midway in height on 

 last 4 rays. Sides with about 8 well defined veritcal dusky or 

 leaden streaks, between each also a shorter or obsolete one. Fins 

 pale, lower yellowish. Length 2,H inches. From the surf at 

 Stone Harbor. A female with the same data shows : Head 3 ; 

 depth 3% ; D. iii, 12 ; A. 11, 9 ; scales 37 in a lateral series to base 

 of caudal and 4 more on latter ; 1 5 scales between dorsal and anal ; 

 snout 3J^ in head, measured from tip of upper jaw; eye 5 ; max- 

 illary 3J^ ; interorbital space 2^. Coloration similar to male in 

 preserA^ed example. There is a single dark vertical bar at base 

 of caudal, a dark longitudinal line from shoulder till just in 

 front of caudal bar with another obscure or broken bar parallel 

 and below. Length 2^ inches. 



Color in life with upper surface of head and back olivaceous- 

 gray-brown, former darker and all laterally with reflections of 

 beautiful translucent brassy. Margins of each scale on back 

 beautiful algse-green above, dotted more or less with dusky along 

 middle of side. Lower lip dusky. A narrow line from above 

 opercle to middle of caudal peduncle anteriorly till about middle 

 of its length, and afterwards 3 vertical cross-bars of a similar 

 color. Below longitudinal line another similarly parallel, extend- 

 ing from upper base of pectoral, where it is more or less indis- 

 tinct, and along lower side of body above bases of anal and ven- 

 tral, where it is distinct. Not entire on right side. Upper side 

 of caudal peduncle with several dusky-olivaceous diffuse shad- 

 ings. Dorsal and caudal pale grayish-olive, base of latter a 

 trifle more deeply tinted with a shade of greenish. Pectoral, 

 ventral and anal pale or dilute translucent grayish-white, more 

 or less tinged with olivaceous-yellow and former with a few- 

 dusky dots above. Lower surface of body opaque white with 

 silvery reflections. Iris a beautiful brownish. Otlier examples 

 with vertical stripes were deep olivaceous-dusky above, top of 

 head and median line of back darker. Alandible and lobes more 

 or less olivaceous. Cheek with golden-olivaceous reflections. 

 Each scale of upper surface margined with dusky olivaceous- 



