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Length, four inches. Color, back, olive, dotted; sides, silvery. Three spines on back, two of them being before the fin; also one spine in hind belly fin.

Lives along the shore at the mouth of brooks and rivers.

Three spines connected with the back fin.

Length, one and one-half inches. Three spines connected with the back fin.

Lives on the Maine coast.

Length, two inches. Color, dark olive, mottled ; belly fins, red. Four spines in back fin and one in hind belly fin.

Length, two and one-half inches. Color, black with red tints. Five spines on back and one in lower hind fin.

Length, two and one-half inches. Color, olive, spotted and striped with black. Ten spines on back and one in lower hind fin.