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extending posteriorly to about the twelfth scale of the lateral line and 

 more than half way to the origin of the ventrals. 



The ventral is inserted midway between the snout-tip and the insertion 

 of the caudal fin, and in the perpendicular from the posterior dorsal 

 ray ; its length equals half the distance from the origin of the pec- 

 toral to that of the ventral. 



Radial formula. — B. VI; D. 12; A. 13; C. 13, 18, 12; P. 18; V. II, 12. 



Scales. — 3J, 60, 4. The scales are cycloid, with the posterior edge 

 emargiuate, the exposed surface covered with minute asperities ; as in 

 some, and perhaps all other members of this group, single rows of scales 

 saddle the dorsal and the abdominal ridges of the body. The scales 

 are very large: one from the abdominal row, directly behind the ventrals, 

 measuring 0J x one from the lateral line, x 3^, the unit of meas- 

 urement being the hundredth of body-length. One of the scales of the 

 lateral line, detached, is broad enough to cover the exposed surfaces of 

 five others in the same line. 



Color. — The color is considerably obliterated, but appears to have 

 been similar to that of the common smelt (Osmerus mordax), with per- 

 haps more of a metallic lustre. 



The species, according to Mr. Newcomb, has a cucumber-like smell, 

 resembling that of the smelt. 



Table of Measurements. 





21,021. 



Sible Island Bank. 

 Stomach of Hake. 









Millim. 



lOOths. 





382 

 406 









Body : 



19 

 10 



17.5 

 5.75 



















Head: 





26 











10 

 5 

 7 

 7 



H 



9 

 9 



43 



9 

 17 



9 

 15* 



0. 3 



85 



83 

 9* 

 3 

 9 



2.W) 



Width of interorbital area 





Length of snout 





Length of operculum 





Leogth of maxillary 













Dorsal (first) : 



Distance from snout 





Length of base 





Lungt li of loudest ray 





Length of first ray 









Length of last ray 





Dorsal (soft ) : 





Distance from snout .. 





Anal: 



Distance from snout 





















