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Lateral line high and concurrent with dorsal profile. Dorsal be- 

 gins about over middle of pectoral and confluent around short 

 rounded caudal with anal which begins about first }i of length of 

 head and trunk. Pectoral broad, a little less than % to anal. 

 Ventral long, inserted just before posterior margin of orbit, 

 reaching half way to anal, and inner ray half length of outer. 

 Color in life plain pale brownish generally. Dorsal, anal and 

 caudal margined with blackish-brown. Length 5 }i inches. Cape 

 May. 



My examples from the above locality, Atlantic City and Bees- 

 ley's Point, also one from A'valon which was picked up on the 

 beach October 17th, 1897, by Mr. David McCadden. It is prob- 

 ably more abundant than generally supposed and on account of 

 its seclusive habits, such as burying in the sand, may readily 

 escape observation. 



Ophidium marginatum Baird, 9th An. Rep. Smiths. Inst., 

 1854, p. 351.— Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 819. — Verrill, Am. 

 Nat., V, 1871, p. 399.— Bean, Bull. U. S. F. Com., VII, 1887, p. 

 135, from Baird. 



Ophidion marginatum Moore, Bull. U. S. F. Com., XII, 1892, 

 P- 363. 



Family AMMODYTID^. 



The Sand Launces. 



Body elongate, compressed. Head long. Eye moderate. 

 Mouth rather large, nearly horizontal, lower jaw considerably 

 projecting, its symphysis produced. No teeth in jaws. Pre- 

 maxillaries very protractile. Maxillaries long and slender. Oper- 

 cles well developed, without spines or serratures. Gill-openings 

 very wide. Gill-membranes not united, free from isthmus. Gill- 

 rakers long and slender. Gills 4, a slit behind fourth. Pseudo- 

 branchiae large, lamellate. Branchiostegals 6 to 8. Lower 

 pharyngeals very small, separate. Pyloric coeca usually i. No 

 air-vessel. Body covered with small cycloid scales. Lateral line 

 running along side of back. Spinous dorsal absent. Rayed dor- 

 sal very long- and low, fragile, extending from behind head to 

 near base of caudal. Anal similar to dorsal, but smaller. Caudal 



