larvae from preserved series. His description was 

 cited by later authors (Hildebrand and Cable 



FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 78, NO. 1 



1934; Scotton et al. 1973; Johnson 1978; Lippson 

 and Moran see footnote 4) in compilations of larval 



Table l. — Reported meristics of South Atlantic Bight Sciaenidae. Counts in parentheses occur infrequently and semicolon indicates 



separate dorsal fins. 



Dorsal 



Anal 



Gill rakers 



Species 



Source' Spines 



Rays 



Spines Rays Caudal procurrent Vertebrae^ Upper Lower 



Bairdiella chrysoura 



Cynoscion nebulosus 



C nothus 



C regalis 



Equetus acuminatus 



E. lanceolatus 



E. punctatus 



E. umbrosus 



Larimus fasciatus 



Leiostomus xanthurus 



Menticirrhus americanus 



M. littoralis 



M. saxatilis 



Micropogonias undulatus 



Pogonias cromis 



Sciaenops ocellata 



Stelliler lanceolatus 



1 

 4 

 5 



7 

 1 

 3 



4 

 5 



7 

 9 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 9 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 1 

 5 

 7 

 8 

 1 

 5 

 7 

 8 

 1 

 5 

 7 

 8 

 1 

 5 

 7 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 1 

 4 

 5 

 7 

 1 



4 

 5 

 7 

 1 

 5 

 7 



X;l 



XI-XII 



Xl;l 



XII 



IX-X 



X(XI);I 



X:l 



XI-XII 



X;l 



X;l 

 X;l 

 XI 



X:i 



X;l 



X:i 



X-XI;I 



XI 



VIII-IX;I 



X;l 



X-XI 



IX-X;I 



XII-XIII;I 



XIV-XVI;I 



XIII-XIV 



XIII-XIV 



XI-XII;I 



XI-XII;I 



XIII 



XI-XII;I 



X-XI;I 



X;l 



IX-X I 



X:l 



X;l 



X;l 



XI-XII 



IX;I 



X;l 



X;l 



XI-XII 



X;l 



X;l 



X;l 



XI 



X-XI 



X;l 



X;l 



XI 



X;l 



X;l 



X;l 



XI 



X;l 



X;l 



X;l 



XI 



X;l 



X;l 



X:l 



XI 



X;l 



X;l 



X;l 



XI 



XI-XII;I 



Xl;l 



XII-XIII 



19-23 

 19-21 



22 

 19-22 

 25-28 



25 

 24-26 

 25-27 

 24-27 

 25-27 

 26-30 

 27-30(31) 

 24-28 

 28-29 

 27-29 

 28-30 

 26-29 

 26-29 

 25-28 

 26-29 

 24-29 

 24-28 

 37-41 

 38-40 

 36-40 

 37-40 

 47-55 



53 

 46-50 

 49-55 

 45-47 



46 

 44-49 

 45-47 

 38-40 



40 

 38-39 

 24-27 

 24-27 

 24-26 

 25-27 

 29-35 

 30-34 



31 

 29-32 

 20-26 

 24-27 

 24-25 

 24-26 

 19-26 

 24-26 

 23-25 

 24-25 

 22-27 

 24-26 

 26-27 

 23-25 

 27-30 

 28-29 

 28-29 

 28-29 

 19-21 

 20-22 



21 

 21-23 

 23-25 

 23-25 



24 

 23-25 

 20-24 

 20-23 

 21-24 



8-10 



9-10 

 10 



8-10 

 10-11 

 10-12 

 10-11 

 10 

 10-11 



9-10 



8-10 



8-9(10) 



8-10 

 9 



9-10 

 9 



9-11 

 11-13 

 11-12 

 11-13 

 10-12 

 10-12 



7-8 

 7 



6-8 



6 

 5 

 6 



6-8 

 6-7 

 7-8 



7 

 7 

 7 



6-8 

 5-6 

 6 

 12-13 

 12-13 

 12 

 12-13 

 6-8 

 7-8 

 7 

 7-8 



7 



7 



7 

 7-9 

 8-9 



8 

 7-8 

 8-9 



8 



7 



8 

 5-6 

 6-7 

 5-6 



6 

 8-9 



8 



8 

 7-8 



7-8 

 7-9 



8-9, 5-8 



6-9, 5-7 



7-8, 6-8 



7-9, 5-7 



7-8, 6-7 



7-8, 6-7 



7,5-7 



7-8,7 



6-7, 4-7 



6-8, 6-8 



8-9,7 



7-8.6 



6-8,6 



8-9,8 



8-9,7 



8-10,7-9 



7-9, 6-9 



12 + 13 



11 + 14 

 (12)13 + 12(13) 

 25 



13 + 12 



15 + 12 

 27(26) 



14 + 13 

 (12)13+12(13) 



14-15+10 

 13 + 12 

 10 + 15 



10 + 15 



10+15 



10 + 15 



10+15 



10+15 



10 + 15 



10 + 15 



11 + 14 



10+15 

 10+15 



10 + 15 

 10+15 



10 + 15 

 10+15 



10+15 

 10 + 15 



10+15 

 10 + 15 



10+15 

 10+14 



10 + 14 

 10 + 15 



7-8 



2-3 



4 

 3-4 



4-5 



5-6 

 6 



5-6 

 6 



10+15 

 11 + 14 



10+15 



4-6 



11-13 



12 



8-12 



8 



2-3 



3-5 



3-5 



8-10 



7 

 4-6 



4 

 4-5 



5 



10-13 

 13 



14-16 



14-16 



16 



7-9 

 8 

 8 



7 



6-8 

 8-10 



12-14(15) 

 12-14 

 9- 

 9 



10-13 

 11-13 

 5 11 



9-14 

 9 



10-13 

 9 



10-13 

 11 



10-12 



22-25 



23-25 



24 



20-23 



22-23 



22 



0-7 

 6 



0-8 

 7-8 



7 



0-7 

 6 



14-18 



14-16 



16 



12-16 



14-16 

 12 



7-9 

 8-9 



7 



22-23 

 22 



120 



