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trifle less than same. Teeth in jaws small. Inter orbital space 

 narrow and flat. Nostrils close in front of eye above. Opercular 

 spine strong, and pointed cutaneous flap long, triangular. Pre- 

 maxillaries not protractile. Gill-rakers 1+7 short blunt points. 

 Head, except top, snout, jaws and maxillary, scaly, in 6 series on 

 cheek. Scales conspicuously ciliated, small on predorsal region. 

 Lateral line high, short, and only continued till near tip of de- 

 pressed pectoral. Spinous dorsal inserted over first two-fifths of 

 pectoral, and fin rounded, highest medianly. Rayed dorsal inserted 

 a little nearer origin of pectoral than base of caudal, highest 

 anteriorly and reaching four-sevenths of space to base of caudal. 

 Anal inserted a little posterior to origin of rayed dorsal or about 

 midway between origin of pectoral and base of caudal. Caudal 

 long with rounded edges, and posterior margin a little straight. 

 Pectoral reaching about three-fifths of space to anal. Ventral in- 

 serted before spinous dorsal behind origin of pectoral, and reach- 

 ing about as far posteriorly as tip of pectoral, spine about three- 

 sevenths length of fin. Color deep olivaceous, sides and back 

 dotted and blotched with dusky, paler beneath. Head dark above 

 with dusky dots on sides, and dark line downward and forward 

 from orbit. Base of caudal with a series of 4 dark spots. Dorsal 

 and caudal with narrow bars of blackish. Length 1% inches. 

 Cross wicks Creek near Trenton. 



In life color is pale translucent drab. Markings deep brown 

 and very distinctly defined. Bronzed green metallic reflections 

 on opercle and prepectoral region. Fins dilute brownish, caudal 

 slightly tinted with ruddy in one example. Peritoneum showing 

 through as silvery. Iris brown with pale silvery or whitish below. 

 This example from Trenton, New Jersey, in May. 



Color of an adult in life generally pale olivaceous-brown tinted 

 with dull or dark saffron above and on caudal. A median diffuse 

 deep olive or dusky-slate band from snout to base of caudal, and 

 widening perceptibly on lower half of caudal peduncle. Side of 

 head speckled with similar tints of blackish-brown. Opercle with 

 emerald or golden reflections, and those on preopercular region 

 greenish. Mandible and jaw.s tinted with saft'ron. Iris dark 

 brown. Lower surface of head and body pale translucent brown. 



