602 PEOCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



narrow series on membranes of soft portions of vertical fins ; veutrals 

 with series nearly half-way to tip. 



The description of Perea philadelphica given in the 10th edition of 

 LinnaBus could not have been identified with this species had not Lin- 

 naeus himself, in his 12th edition, revised his description, correcting his 

 count of fin rays, and adding numerous details. The first description 

 stands : " Dorsal fins connate, with 11 sinnes and 9 soft rays. D. XI-9; 

 P. 16 ; V. C ; A. Ill, 5; C. 11. Habitat in ximerica." In the 12th edi- 

 tion the number of dorsal and anal rays is changed to: "D. X-llj 

 A. Ill, 7," while the otber counts are left uncorrected. The coloration 

 given is characteristic and leaves no doubt as to the species described : 

 "A black spot on middle of dorsal fin ; sides with black spots and 

 bands; red below; scales and opercles ciliate; opercle mucronate 

 posteriorly ; first two dorsal rays (spines) shorter. Habitat in North 

 America. Chuh. Dr. Garden." 



70. Pomadasys fulvomaculatus (Mitch.) J. & G.— Sailor's choice. 



Taken daily during the summer, but not in large numbers. Consid- 

 ered an excellent food-fish. 



71. Diabasis aurolineatus (C. & V.) J. & Cr.— Red-mouthed Grunt. « 



^Perca marina gibbosa Catesby. 



Rcemulon aurolineatum Guv. & Val., v. 237. 



Roemidon chrijsopteron Cuv. & Val., v. 240— not Perca chrysoptera Linnaeus. 



Hcemulon clirympteron Ilolbrook, Iclitb. S. C. 12L 

 ^Hcemuloii qnadriUneaium Ilolbrook, S. C. 195 — not of C. & V. 

 ? Perca striata Linn. Syst. Nat. 



The Perca chrysoptera of Linnaeus is not identifiable with this species, 

 probably not with any other. The description is based on a specimen 

 which was received from Charleston through Dr. Garden, and which 

 was identified by Linnaeus with Catesby's figure of Perca marina gibbosa, 

 this latter evidently- some species of Diabasis. But as not a sentence 

 in the description of chrysoptera agrees with Catesby's figure, we cannot 

 admit the identification to have been correct, and denying this, there 

 is nothing in the description of clirysoptera to indicate that it is any 

 Diabasis, much less the species at hand. 



Brownish-olive above, lighter on sides and below ; scales of back with 

 central portions olivaceous, the bases and margins brownish olive; 

 bright specimens show narrow yellow streaks on margins of scales on 

 back, following the series upwards and backwards, these, however, sel- 

 dom visible ; several longitudinal yellow streaks on sides; one midway 

 between dorsal outline and lateral line, beginning on snout and running 

 to last rays of soft dorsal; one on head just above eye, usually not con- 

 tinued on body; a third very distinct streak along median line of body, 

 beginning on snout and running through eye to tail ; several fainter 

 streaks above and below the median one, following the series of scales, 

 in bright specimens a streak on each series below median line ; snout 

 very dark brown ; sides of head more or less silvery, with yellowish 



