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depressed fin reaching J^ of .space to latter. Anal inserted below 

 bases of posterior dorsal rays, and reaching % of space to latter. 

 Caudal truncate, corners angular. Pectoral long, reaching a 

 little beyond origin of ventral. Ventral inserted a little be- 

 hind origin of dorsal. Color olivaceous-blue, belly and lower 

 surface of head pale pinkish-white. Dorsal blackish, margined 

 in front with orange. Pectorals and ventrals dusky-orange. 

 Caudal grayish with a blackish posterior margin and another 

 narrow line transverely at base. Scales on base of caudal pale. 

 Length 2^ /^^ inches. A male taken in June at Cape May. A 

 female with same data shows — Head 3 ; depth 2^ ; D. i, 11 ; A. 

 I, 9 ; scales 23 in a lateral series to base of caudal and 3 more on 



Pursy Minnow. Cyprinodon var'icgatus Lacepede. (Young.) 



latter; ,snout 33^ in head, measured from tip of upper jaw; eye 

 ZVb', interorbital space 2^4; fourth dorsal ray i^; fourth anal 

 ray 2; caudal ij4. Origin of dorsal nearly midway between 

 front of orbit and base of caiidal. Color light olive, sides with 

 about 15 alternately wide and narrow vertical dark or dusky 

 bars, and about 8 cross bars on back alternatinof with those below. 

 Belly pale brassy. Dorsal dusky with an obscurely ocellated 

 black blotch near tips of last rays. Caudal gray and a narrow 

 dusky bar at base before scales, which are pale. Other fins dull 

 orange. Length 2^/1 ^ inches. 



Abundant in the Cape May and Grassy Sound shallows. I 

 have examined many examples, both from^ these localities, Sea 



