THE FISHES OF NE\\' JERSEY. 



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Color when fresh a beautiful pale or translucent brownish gen- 

 erally, above with broad vermiculating lines of much deeper 

 brownish. At base of dorsal blotch enclosed is jet-black, another 

 just above pectoral basally and another about opposite middle of 

 base of pectoral, also a fourth about size of pupil below base of 

 dorsal opposite vent laterally. Lower surface of body bright 

 orange or cadmium-yellow, dusted on lower surface of head and 

 caudal peduncle with pale brownish, and at articulation of each 

 ramus of mandible with same. Dorsal and caudal dilute translu- 

 cent brownish, ventral slightly tinted with orange. Pectoral dilute 

 brownish becoming tinted with pale golden below. Spines on 

 back pale horn-color or brownish, those on lower surface pale, 

 enveloped more or less with orange pigment of that region. Lips 



Burr Fish. Chilomycterus sclicepfi (Walbaum) 



pale translucent yellowish or orange-brown. Xasal tenticle 

 orange, and orange tint of lower surface also somewhat reflected 

 on lateral spines. Iris with metallic pale brassy or brownish 

 shell-like effects. Pupil slaty. Length 8j4 inches. Sea Isle City, 

 Sept. loth, 1905. Wm. J. Fox. 



Apparently abundant at times. My examples from Cape May, 

 Atlantic City and Beesley's Point. It reaches a length of 10 

 inches and has less power of inflating than our puft'ers. It pre- 

 fers shallow water. 



ChUoinycterus schocpffi ^loore, Bull. \I . S. F. Com.. XIL 1892^ 



p. 364. 



Diodon maciilo-striatus Baird, 9th An. Rep. Smiths. Inst., 1854, 



P- 351- 



