Transactions of the American Philosophical Society . s are radiated, carinated, and terminatedbackward in a point; lateral plates twenty-five, abdominalnine; the head is nearly the same as that of the maculosus,but it is a little shorter; the body is four times the length of thehead ; the eyes are smaller than those of the preceding, pupilthe same, hides golden ; the long snout is subacute, and fur-nished below with a strong and rough bone ; the three centredorsal tubercles are the largest, the rest decreasing in size oneither side, whereas those of the macidosus are all nearlyequal in size—th
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society . s are radiated, carinated, and terminatedbackward in a point; lateral plates twenty-five, abdominalnine; the head is nearly the same as that of the maculosus,but it is a little shorter; the body is four times the length of thehead ; the eyes are smaller than those of the preceding, pupilthe same, hides golden ; the long snout is subacute, and fur-nished below with a strong and rough bone ; the three centredorsal tubercles are the largest, the rest decreasing in size oneither side, whereas those of the macidosus are all nearlyequal in size—the latter the colour of the body, the formerwhitish; the skin is rough; colour of the back yellowisholive—below the lateral plates, with the abdomen, white; thedorsal plates, and likewise those of the sides, approximate,and there is between each tubercle a black spot. The largestspecimen of this species which I have seen, was from threeto four feet in length. Inhabits the Delaware. P. 36 to 38.—D. 38.—V. 28 to 30.—A. 33 to 25 rays. PL. XII. £*/« 394 CHONDROPTERIGIOUS FISHES OP N. A. for doubt whether it is the same or not. However, to avoiddie evil of an unnecessary multiplication of names, I haveadopted his specific appellation. A. oxijrinchus? Mouth transverse, very narrow; pectoralfins small; the plates between the dorsal and caudal fins, theabdominal and tail, are double; the dorsal plates are ten innumber, including that at the base of the fin; the quintupleseries of tubercles are radiated, carinated, and terminatedbackward in a point; lateral plates twenty-five, abdominalnine; the head is nearly the same as that of the maculosus,but it is a little shorter; the body is four times the length of thehead; the eyes are smaller than those of the preceding, pupilthe same, hides golden ; the long snout is subacute, and fur-nished below with a strong and rough bone ; the three centredorsal tubercles are the largest, the rest decreasing in size oneither side, where
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