56 LAGODON RHOMBOIDES. 



either by placing " two of these pens near each other," or " by surrounding the 

 pen with piles driven close together." 



At present the best fishing-ground for the Sheepshead in South Carolina is the 

 Breakwater at Sullivan's Island, or the foundation rocks of Fort Sumpter at the 

 entrance of Charleston Harbou.r. The Sheepshead is a very wary fish, and takes 

 the bait cautiously ; but once hooked, it afi"ords much sport to the fisherman in its 

 attempts at escape, and it is always necessary to have strong tackle, otherwise the 

 line might be cut with its sharp and strong incisor teeth. The flesh is good, but 

 by no means as delicate and savoury as the Crevalle; nor do I think this fish at 

 Charleston equal in delicacy and flavor to the same fish at New York, which may 

 depend either on the nature or abundance of its food, or on the colder waters of 

 the latter region. 



GENUS L AG OBO'N. — Holhrook. 



Characters. Jaws protractile ; molar teeth in several rows, sub-conical, with 

 rounded apices, and paved ; incisor teeth broad, trenchant, and cleft at their cut- 

 ting margins ; branchial rays five. 



LAGODON EHOMBOIDES. — Limiceus. 



Plate VIII. Fig. 1. 



Characters. Head small ; each jaw with eight incisor teeth, notched at their 

 summits ; body sub-oval, compressed, light gray above, silvery below ; sides marked 

 with eight longitudinal bands of purple, alternating with yellow ; below the lateral 

 line the bands are yellow, alternating with silver ; a dark spot above the root of 

 the pectoral fin. D. 12-11. P. 14. V. 1-5. A. 3-11. C. 17. 



