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dorsal spine 2j4 ; fourth branched dorsal ray nearly 2; second 

 anal spine 2]/^ ; sixth branched anal ray 2}^, ; upper caudal lobe 

 I ; least depth of caudal peduncle 2)^3 ; pectoral iV^ ; ventral lYz ; 

 ventral spine 2. Body nearly ellipsoid, and back a little elevated. 

 Head deep, upper profile more inclined. Snout steeply convex. 

 Eye circular, anterior. Mouth small, and jaws even. Maxillary 

 reaching a trifle beyond orbit. Scales on body of more or less 

 uniform size, and distributed in rows parallel with lateral line. 

 Scales on head and at base of pectoral very small, numerous and 

 crowded. Lateral line convex and concurrent with dorsaL pro- 

 file. Spinous dorsal inserted a little behind pectoral, graduated 

 from fifth spine which is longest and before it margin of fin 

 deeply notched. Last dorsal .spine only about 7/3 of first branched 

 ray. Rayed dorsal inserted nearer base of caudal than origin 

 of spinous dorsal, medianly highest, though much shorter pos- 

 teriorly than anteriorly, and edge of fin convex. Second anal 

 spine longest, third longer than first, edge of fin deeply notched, 

 and origin of first spine just behind base of tenth dorsal spine. 

 Rayed anal inserted a little behind origin of rayed dorsal but 

 similar. Caudal emarginate, lobes rounded. Pectoral long, grad- 

 uated from third branched ray which is longest, and not quite 

 reaching origin of anal. Ventral inserted opposite origin of 

 spinous dorsal and also not reaching anal. Head dark with a 

 broad predorsal band down to side of throat, and 5 other similar 

 bands on trunk. Of these, first from bases of first 3 dorsal spines 

 down to base of ventral behind pectoral, second from bases of 

 fifth to eight dorsal spines down to middle of post-ventral region, 

 third from bases of tenth to twelfth and first 2 dorsal rays tO' 

 base of spinous anal, fourth extending between bases of pos- 

 terior dorsal and anal rays and fifth across side of caudal peduncle 

 posteriorly. A dark shade at base of each caudal lobe. Outer 

 membranes of ventral dark. In life bars are black and inter- 

 spaces yellowish-green. Length a trifle over 1^ /^^ inches. Bees- 

 ley's Point. (From Bean.) 



I have no example, though it has been seen at a number of 

 places along our coast, especially at Cape May, Grassy Sound, 

 Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, Barnegat and Atlantic City. It is a 

 valuable food-fish of excellent flavor and also the object of con- 

 siderable sport to the angler. 



