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ical ; molars in two ro\\-s aliove. Checks short and deep with 4 rows 

 of scales. A procumbent spine in front of the dorsal. Third dorsal 

 ne elevated, often somewhat filamentous. Pectorals moderate, reach- 

 ing front of anal, ventrals a little mrther; second anal spine a little the 

 longest. Head. 1 '.', : depth 2. D. XII, 12 ; A. Ill,' 11. Scales S-IJI-KJ; 

 L. 11' inches. Cape Cod to Florida; abundant; a valuable food-fish. 



(S/Hinis nri/i/rn/i* I.. Syst. Nat.: Paf/rn* tiri/i/roj:* Cnv. & . V:il. ^\. 1li-J: /'////> i;n/i/r- 

 ops llnlliniiik. Idi. S. Car. 174: Pagrtia argyrops (iiintlM-r, i.47xJ: Sari/im tiniliimxi* diiu- 

 UIIT. i, I I'.i : x/t nittiiiiuix arijyrops Gill, and oi' most latr American writers.) 



int. Inrisor teeth lu-oad. 



b. Incisor teeth emarginate ; procumbent dorsal spine present. (Layodon* IIol- 

 brook.) 



882. D. rhomboidcs (L.) J. & G. Pin-fish ; Bream. 



r.rownish, white below; sides of head and body with horizontal stripes 

 of light bine and golden; G or 7 very faint darker vertical bands, 

 disappearing with age; vertical fins yellowish, with bluish stripes; a 

 dark axillary spot. Body ovate, elliptical, compressed, and somewhat 

 elevated, the axis of the body near the middle of its depth ; snout about 

 in the axis. Head rather sharp. Month small, the upper jaw more 

 freely protractile than usual. Molars in two series; anterior incisors 

 each deeply notched. Cheeks with 5 or G rows of scales; scales <m 

 breast litth* reduced in size. A procumbent spine before the dorsal fin : 

 dorsal spines high, much higher than the soft rays, the fourth highest : 

 >eco nd anal spine little larger or longer than the third; pectorals as 

 long as head; ventrals moderate. Head 3i ; depth L'. 1 .. 1). XII, 11; 

 A. 111,11; scales S-GG-1S. L. 1- inches. New Jersey to Texas: abun- 

 dant southward. 



(S/xini.1 rluuiihiiiilrx I, inn. Syst. Nat.: S<i>-</ux rlioinlniilt'x Cuv. & Val. vi. \' 

 ( Jiintlii-r, i, 117: J.itt/udoii rltiniihiiidi .-, 1 lollirnnk, Idi. S. Car. l-iin, .", 



ltd. IiH-i-nrs entire in the adult ; emarginate r serrate in the 



/. A iiKirniiilieiit spine liel'tire t lie dorsal I'm. (Archosargust GlU.) 



O. |>roS>:ito<f<>Eli:iliis i\Vali>.) J. A (',. ^ 

 <ira\i>h. \\ith about S vertical black bands, \\hicli arc about as 

 broad as the interspaces; dorsal dusky; \entral and anal black: 

 base of pectoral dusky. l;<id\ robust, becoming very deep with a.-i', 

 the back c ..... pre.Nsed and elevated; axis of the body below the middle 

 o!' the depth ; snout entireh below axis of l>od\ ; prolile very steej>; 



UnlbrooK, I. h. - ( .1 ed. i, :>i;. I .-.V.i: t\]>e XIIHI-HX rlHiiiihoitlix L. (\ayaot, liarr; 



G08(.H . tooth. ) 



Gill, ( -inaclian Naturalist, An.un-t, l-i'i.'i: t\pi- SfinriiH probato<-(j>]t<iliin Wulb. 

 fOV, ruler: 3 HL'H^. I'MHII it-- nieeininenee in si/i- and value.) 



