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similar, posterior or its insertion about midway between base of 

 caudal and middle of eye. Second anal spine longer than first. 

 Caudal forked, lobes slender and pointed. Pectoral nearly to 

 origin of anal, falcate. V^entral inserted a trifle behind origin 

 of pectoral, and half way to origin of anal. Color olivaceous 

 above, golden-yellow below with silvery. A dusky slate blotch 

 on opercle size of pupil. Fins pale, dorsals and caudal darker. 

 Length 8j<4 inches. Sea Isle City. 



Colors of the above when fresh. Back olivaceous-slaty, and 

 hne of demarcation between upper surface of eye and just above 

 bony scutes of lateral line strongly contrasting lower surface, 

 which is bright brassy-yellow and in some examples, with slightly 

 clouded and nebulous effects. Dorsals and caudals olivaceous- 

 gray, middle of each lobe of latter a little more greenish and 

 posterior edge of each also a little pale. Spines of dorsal alter- 

 nately burnished laterally with silvery. Membranes between each 

 dorsal ray blotched with a little darker grayish than rest of fin 

 so that base and margin of same are paler. Anterior edge of 

 each dorsal ray also dusky or blackish. Anal pale or yellowish- 

 white with a median pale grayish-yellow streak from base of 

 anterior lobe well back on fin posteriorly. Anterior rays or lobe 

 of anal yellowish with a somewhat greenish tint basally. Pectoral 

 transparent pale yellowish, tinted with brownish above. Ventral 

 pale yellowish, anterior margin whitish, and outer edge becoming 

 transparent. Lower surface of head pale, and inside of gill- 

 opening with pale brassy reflections. A nebulous blackish-slaty 

 blotch on edge of opercle a little larger than pupil. Iris brownish. 

 In some lights some of the examples show about nine indistinct 

 broad transverse bands on back, the intervening space very nar- 

 row and slightly paler. Most all have the lower edge of caudal 

 slightly pale or like the posterior margin. Jaws anteriorly both 

 pale brownish. Maxillary pale brassy. Length of largest of 

 5 examples 8% inches. Sea Isle City, N. J., Sept. 2nd, 1905, W. 

 J. Fox. 



Another example from the same locality taken Sept. loth, 1905, 

 by Mr. Fox is Sj/g inches long. It is decidedly pale, the back 

 more of a pale plumbeous or slaty-gray, and the sides and lower 



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