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young show a broad, dusky, vertical bar on middle of sides. Both the 

 <ir(iyrops and chry.sojt.s of Liuuieus are based on this species as is also 

 Chrysophrys aculeafus C. & V. 



76. Lagodou rhoniboides (Linn.) Hoi brook. — Brha. 



Eather less abundant in Charleston Harbor tlian at other points along 

 our Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 



77. Diplodus probatocephahxs (Walb.) J. & G.—Sheepshead. 

 A tine food-tish, not taken in great abundance. 



78. Diplodus holbrooki (Beau) J. & G. — Salt-water Brim. 



Taken abundantly with hook-andline on the banks outside the har- 

 bor. None were seen in the harbor, although this species is very abun- 

 dant around the wharves at Beaufort, N. C. On the banks it reaches 

 a length of 12 inches. 



Color in life : Body dark brassy-olive ; the large black blotch across 

 caudal i)eduncle often not intensely black ; naked part of head dark 

 olive-brown ; opercular membrane black ; a black blotch above and 

 below at base of pectoral, that above continued around on upper half 

 of axil of fin ; margins of all membrane-bones of head black, this often 

 conspicuous on membrane of opercle only; ventrals black, the rays with 

 greenish tinge; other fins uniform olive-brown. 



Although by no means satisfied that this species is distinct from I). 

 caudimacula (Poey), we think it preferable to retain the name given to 

 specimens froju our own waters until comparison can be made with a 

 sufficient series from the West Indies. 



79. Pogonias chromis (Linn.) C. & V.—lJrtim. 

 P^steemed as a food-fish, but not very abundant. 



so. Sciaena lanceolata (Holbrook) J. «fe G. 



Rather uncommon ; taken occasionally with hook-and-liue on the 

 margins of deeper channels in the harbor. 



Color: grayish-olive above, silvery below ; tins all nearly uniform, 

 dusky ; the ventrals margined with white ; much coarse, black speck- 

 ing along middle of sides, base of anal fin, and inner lining of opercle. 



Head = depth, 3 to 3^ in length. D. XI, I. 22-23 ; A, II, 7-8. Scales, 

 ^o, 47-50 (pores). 



Mouth large, maxillary reaching beyond middle of eye, sometimes to 

 posterior margin of orbit, 2^1 J in head ; teeth in lower jaw uniform, 

 in a very narrow band ; the upper jaw with the outer series enlarged ; 

 «ye medium, its long diameter oblique. If in interorbital width, 4 to 4| 

 in head. 



Preopercle evenly rounded, the serrations gradually increased in size 

 towards the angle, which rarely shows three radiating spines larger 

 than the others, the lowermost spine turned downward and backward. 

 Pseudobranchise well developed. Gill-rakers rather long and slender, 

 about 18 on lower limb. 



