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spots of yellowish-brown ; the former has a remarkable dark spot bordered with 

 orange near the posterior extremity, which grows more indistinct with age. 



Dimensions. The length from the opercle to the tip of the tail is equal to three 

 heads ; the greatest elevation, with the dorsal fin, to two heads ; total length, six 

 inches. 



Habits. This fish is found in rather deep water of ponds and rivers, in com- 

 pany with the Pomotis vulgaris, and is taken with the same bait. 



Geographical Distribution. For the present, South Carolina only can be given. 



General Remarks. This animal, which must be regarded as the type of the 

 genus, was discovered by Bosc in the neighbourhood of Charleston, and he sent it, 

 with a drawing, to Lacepede, by whom it was first described. 



GENUS LABEAX. — Cwmej-. 



Characters. Opercular bones covered with scales ; the opercle terminates be- 

 hind in two spines ; sub-opercle and inter-opercle not serrated ; palatine, vomer- 

 ine, and maxillary teeth ; tongue armed with minute teeth ; branchial rays 

 seven. 



LABRAX LINEATUS. — Block. 



Plate IV. Fig. k. 1 



Specific Characters. Body above dusky, sides and belly silvery-white ; sides 

 arked with seven or eight longitudinal 1: 



12. P. 15. V. 1-5. A. 3-n. c. n. 



marked with seven or eight longitudinal lines of bluish-black colour. D. 9 - 2 - 



Synonymes. Scisena lineata, Block, Ichth., pars ix. p. 53, pi. 304. 



Perca , Schoejif, Schrift. der Gesells. Nat. Freund., b. viii. p. 160. 



