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of anal and lateral line; snout 4 in head; eye 5J4 ; maxillary 2 ; 

 interorbital space 3^/7; seventh dorsal spine 3^; seventeenth 

 dorsal ray about 2 ; twentieth anal ray 2^ ; caudal i J^ ; pectoral 

 i}i ; least depth of caudal peduncle 43/^. Body rather elongate 

 and compressed. Head a little large, depressed above, and 

 compressed a little laterally. Snout broad, convexly de- 

 pressed, and protruding a httle beyond mandible. Eye 

 circular, about first third in head. ]\Iouth large, and maxil- 

 lary reaching a trifle beyond posterior margin of orbit. Lips a 

 little fleshy. Teeth in jaws and on vomer cardiform. Interorbital 

 space rather broad, flattened or only slightly convex. Gill-rakers 

 3 -|- 14, slender, and longest about j/s of orbit. Scales large, 

 reduced and crowded on head and predorsal region. Lateral line 

 high, concurrent with dorsal profile, and of simple tubes. 

 Spinous dorsal inserted a little behind origin of pectoral. Origin 

 of rayed dorsal falling about opposite middle of pectoral. Anal 

 inserted a little nearer tip of snout than base of last dorsal ray. 

 Caudal long, truncate, with rounded edges. Pectoral reaching 

 anal. Ventral inserted about midway between anterior margin 

 of orbit and origin of pectoral, reaching anal, and inner ray 

 about ^/y length of outer. Color pale brownish, becoming paler 

 below. Lateral line dark brown, interrupted by w-hitish spots less 

 than size of pupil. Vertical fins all dull brownish like back, 

 becoming gradually more dusky marginally. Spinous dorsal 

 largely black on outer portion, margined narroAvly with whitish. 

 Pores on side of head with dusky. Pectoral dusky-brown. Ven- 

 tral W'hitish. Length 10% inches. Atlantic City. 



This example procured by Prof. Cope is the only one I have 

 seen. The species is said to exhibit electric power in life, and 

 ranges from shallow water to a depth of 167 fathoms. 



' Phycis tenuis (Mitchill). 



Hake. Ling. Thimble Eyed Ling. 



Distinguished from our other species by its small scales. 



I have no example. It is not, however, very abundant and is 



usuallv taken in winter. 



