136 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1884. 



? Coregonus ruber Lacepede, v, 1804, 263 (on a drawing by Plumier). 

 ? Saurus longirostris Agassiz, "Si)ix, Pise, Bras., tab. 43, 1839" 

 (Brazil). 



Habitat. — Atlantic shores of America : Beaufort, Charleston, 

 Cedar Keys, Key West, Martinique, St. Domingo, Rio Janeiro. 



This is the most common species of the genus on the United 

 States Coast. It is well described by Jordan &, Gilbert, Syn. 

 Fish N. A., 1882, 280. 



Synodus luoioceps 



Saurus lucioceps Ayres, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1855, 66 (San 

 Francisco) ; Giintlier, Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., v, 1864, 397 (copied). 



Synodus lucioceps Jordan & Gilbert., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1880, 457 

 (San Francisco, Monterey Bay, Santa Barbara) ; Jordan & Jouy, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1881, 13 (San Francisco, Monterey, Santa 

 Barbara) ; Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1881, 42 ; Jordan 

 & Gilbert, Syn. Fishes N. A., 1882, 281. 



Sauries fmtens Lockington, Ann. Mag. Nat, Hist., about 1878 (errone- 

 ously identified with the Atlantic species). 



Habitat. — West Coast of U. S. : San Francisco, Monterey, Santa 

 Barbara. 



This species resembles Synodus f ceteris^ but has much smaller 

 scales. This is shown especially when the number in vertical 

 series is counted. The only accurate description is that of Jordan 

 & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. N. A., 1882, 281, 



