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//• Upper lobe of caudal uot louder than lower; scales about 8-50-11 ; 15 to 

 18 scales in au oblique series forward from vent to lateral line; axillary 

 scale less than one-fourth pectoral; posterior nostril lanceolate, half 

 as long as eye; snout distinctly projecting; gill-rakers larger than in 

 other species, about 7 on lower part of arch ; depth 4 j in length. Caudal 

 usually tipped with black. South Atlantic .ind Gulf coast of United 

 States LiTTORALIS. 



Of the>se species, nebidosus and aJbnrnKS are closely related, as are 

 also littoralis, louhdatus, and eloiif/atiiSj which appear to be represen- 

 tatives of one form in three different fannal areas; nasus and ^>ro(a>we«.s/6' 

 are better distinguished. 



93. Cynoscion maculatum (Mitch.) GiU. —Speclhd Trout; Spotted Trout. P. G. 

 (:jO!s:;;:i, :Juyil, 31047.) 



(OtoUthus carolinensw C. it V. ; OtoVtthufi (tnimmordi Richardson and Giraid.) 



One of the most abundant and valuable of the food fishes of the Gulf 

 coast. Among the shore-fishes it ranks next in importance to the "Eed- 

 fisli" and its flesh is finer in quality. It reaches a weight of about 10 

 pounds. 



Color in life grayish, with very brilliant reflections of violet, green, 

 etc., becoming silvery below ; sides of bead iridescent. Back above 

 lateral line and behind middle of second dorsal covered with round 

 black spots, somewhat irregular in size and position, most of them 

 smaller than the pupil; a few below lateral line. First dorsal blackish 

 at tip, with some dark spots. Second dorsal yellowish, edged with 

 dusky and with 2 or 3 series of round dark spots. Caudal creamy, edged 

 and broadly tii)ped with blackish, the base and median parts of the fin 

 with small round dark spots. Anal and ventrals creamy, slightly soiled 

 Avith blackish. Pectorals light yellowish, immaculate, the axil some- 

 what dusky. Inside of mouth light orange-yellow. Inside of opercle 

 slightly dusky. 



Head 3.^ ; depth 5. D. X-I, L'5 ; A. II. 10. Scales 0-7S-14; 08 tubes 

 in lateral line. 



Northern specimens have the spotted area extending usually farther 

 forward, but do not otherwise difter. The OtoUthiis ilrummondi of Rich- 

 ardson is the same species, with some slight errors in the description. 

 The anal rays are quite constantly II, 10. 



POMACENTRID.E. 



94. Chromis insolatus (C. & V.) J. & G. P. 



A single small specimen " spewed np" by a Red Snapper, at Pensa- 

 cola. 



Steel brown ; a curved blue streak between eyes in front ; many scales 

 on upper and anterior parts of body each with a blue spot ; fins all plain 

 dusky. 



D. XIII, 13 ; A. II, 12. Scales 2i-25-9. 



