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than the length of tlie bead, and very little greater than the length of 

 the pectoral. The pectoral reaches to the peqiendicnlar through the 

 origin of the soft dorsal. The ventral is half as long as the head. 

 The vent is under the 2d ray of the soft dorsal. 



21. SPARID^E. 



43. Lagodon rhoniboides (Liuu.) Holbrook. 



This species evidently breeds in the vicinity of Pensacola, as well as 

 many other points on the Southern coast. Young specimens, No. 21,488, 

 ranging from 2 to 4 inches in length, were received from IMr. Stearns. 



The Museum has also specimens, No. 3,112, collected at Charlotte 

 Harbor, West Florida, by C. B. Baker. 



No. 21,344. D. XII, 11; A. Ill, 10; P. 10; V. I, o; C. 17. L. lat. 001; 

 L. trans, y^. 



44. Archosargus probatocephalus (Wnlbanni) Gill. — Sh<r2)'s-]iea(l. 



A single specimen. No. 22,803, 13f inches long. D. XI, 11-}-; A. Ill, 

 81; P. 10; V. I, 5; C. 9 + 8. L. lat. 43; L. trans. j\. 



45. Pagrus argenteus Soliueider. — Pon/t/. 



I'tiHriis ruUjaris Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss. vi, p. 142, pi. 

 cxlvii. — GtJNTHER, Cat. Fisli. Brit. Mus. i, p. 40(5. 



We have examined several specimens of a species of Pagrus ol)tained 

 at Charleston, S. C, in April, 1878, by Mr. Goode, and also a si)ecimen, 

 No. 21,339, sent from Pensacola by Mr. Stearns. We are unable to dis- 

 cover any differences between this species and P. argenteus of Eiu'ope, 

 and pro\isionally identify them with it. The discovery of this European 

 form in the Western Atlantic is particularly interesting. 



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