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nine spines and twelve to fourteen soft rays. The anal spines, 

 as in Apogon, are two only, and the scales are cycloid. 



FIG. 254. Apogon semilineatus Schlegel. MLsaki, Japan. 



The Robalos : * Oxylabracidae. The family of Robalos (Oxy- 

 labracida or Centropomida) is closely related to the Serramda, 

 differing among other things in having the conspicuous lateral 

 line extended on the caudal fin. These are silvery fishes with 



FIG. 255. Robalo, Oxylabrax undecimalis (Bloch). Florida. 



elongate bodies, large scales, a pike-like appearance, the first 

 dorsal composed of strong spines and the second spine of the 



* The European zander is the type of Lacepede's genus Centropomus. 

 The name Ccntropomus has been wrongly transferred to the robalo by most 

 authors. 



