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spinous dorsal and lateral line; 15 scales in a vertical series 

 between origin of spinous anal and lateral line; snout 2^/10 in 

 head; eye 4% ; maxillary 2%; interorbital space 3^^ ; fourth 

 dorsal spine 1%,; second dorsal ray 3; second anal spine 3^; 

 second anal ray 3% ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2% ; upper 

 caudal lobe iVioi ventral iVii ventral spine i^Ao ; pectoral 3 

 in head and trunk. Body deep, strongly compressed, ovate-ellip- 

 tical, and greatest depth about base of fourth dorsal spine. Head 

 deep, well compressed, high, and upper profile steep, a little con- 

 cave over orbit. Snout long and deep. Eye a little longer than 

 deep, high. Mouth a little inclined, with rather fleshy lips and 

 upper jaw projecting a little. Maxillary reaching posterior nos- 

 tril. Incisor teeth very narrow, of almost conical appearance, and 

 molars in 2 rows above. Anterior nostril two-thirds of orbital 

 diameter in front of eye, and posterior an oblique slit midway 

 between. Interorbital space convex. Gill-rakers 6+10 short 

 denticles. Scales narrowly imbricated, in series parallel with lat- 

 eral line above its course, and in horizontal series below. Small 

 scales crowded along bases of rayed dorsal, anal, pectoral and 

 caudal. Scales in 5 rows on cheek. Long axillary ventral flap 2 in 

 fin. Tubes of lateral line simple, which is mostly concurrent with 

 dorsal profile. Spinous dorsal highest anteriorly, origin of first 

 erect spine a little in advance of that of pectoral, and fin not 

 deeply notched. Rayed dorsal inserted a little nearer base of 

 caudal than origin of ventral, and fin low, but slightly elevated 

 anteriorly. Second anal spine longest, third longer than first, 

 and origin of fin nearer that of pectoral than base of caudal. 

 Caudal deeply emarginate, upper lobe a little longer. Pectoral 

 inserted a little behind base of second erect dorsal spine, and 

 reaching base of second anal spine. Ventral inserted a little 

 behind origin of pectoral and not reaching anal. Color brownish, 

 silvered below. Length 1 1 inches. Stone Harbor. 



An abundant food-fish on our shores. Many examples before 

 me from the above locality. Cape May, Anglesea, Grassy Sound, 

 Sea Isle City, Ocean City, Beesley's Point and Atlantic City. 



Stenotomus chrysops Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., 1887, p. 142. 

 —Moore, Bull. U. S. F. Com., XII, 1892, p. 362.— Smith, Bulk 

 U. S. F. Com., XII, 1892, p. 376. 



