184 PKOCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Table of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen. 

 Locality 



21,329. 

 Pensacola, Fla. 



Millioi. 



Extreme length 



Length to end of middle caudal rays , 



Body: 



Greatest height 



Greatest width 



Height at ventrals 



Least height of tail 



Head: 



Greatest length 



Greatest width 



Width of interorbital area 



Length of snout 



Length of operculum 



Length of maxillary 



Length of mandible 



Distance from snoot to orbit 



Diameter of orbit 



Dorsal < spinous) : 



Distance from snout 



Length of base 



Greatest height 



Length of first spine 



Length of second spine 



Length of last spine 



Dorsal (wft) : 



Length of base 



Length of first ray 



Length of longest ray (seventh) 



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 (second) 



Length of last ray 



Caudal : 



Length of middle rays 



Length of external rays 



Pectoral : 



Distance from snout 



Length 



Ventral : 



Distinct- from snout 



Length 



Branchiostegals 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Candal 



Pectoral 



Ventral 



Number of scales in lateral line 



Number of transverse rows above lateral line ... 

 Number of transverse rows below lateral line..*. 



. (29 inches) . 



610 

 735 



7 



X. 15 

 111,9 



+ 11 ,- 

 2. 16 



LI 



115 

 24 

 52 



lOOths. 



Washington, June 1, Itffc 



