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Teeth.—- Vomerine teeth iii a patch shaped like a spear, with concave 

 cutting edges and acutely produced angles. 



Table of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



21,337. 

 Pensacola, Fla. 



Millim. lOOths 



Extreme length without caudal 



Length to end of middle caudal rays 



Body : 



Greatest height 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Head: 



Greatest length 



Width of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of operculum 



Length of maxillary 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snout to centre of orbit 



Diameter of eye 



Dorsal (spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of longest spine 



-Length of last spine 



Dorsil (soft) : 



Length of base 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray. . ." 



Anal : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of third spine 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray 



Length of last ray . .'. 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Branchiostegals 



Dorsal 



Anal 



430 

 501 



superior 

 inferior. 



Caudal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number of scales in lateral line 



Number of transverse rows above lateral line 

 Number of transverse rows below lateral line. 



(19| in.) 



34 

 32 

 12 



34 

 8 



13 

 11 

 14 

 17 



15i 

 5i 



39* 

 26 

 3i 

 7 



(4th) 1H 

 7* 



21 



9 



(4th) 11 



73 

 13* 

 3| 

 7 



6J 

 12 



(2d) 13 



si 



16£ 



25 

 23 



33i 



23i 



38J 

 17 



A NOTE ON THE GULF MENHADEN, BREYOORTIA PATRONES, GOODE. 



By SI I, AS STEARNS. 



The Gulf Menhaden are first seen about Pensacola in April. They 

 enter the harbor in small schools, swimming at the surface, rippling the 

 water as they go. I have never seen any large schools, perhaps not 

 more than four or five barrels in one body; but the number of small 

 schools which might be seen in a few hours at the right place and in a 



