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Second dorsal spine two-thirds to three-fifths the third spine, which 

 is 5| to C in length of body. Second anal spine If length of longest soft 

 ray, 2f in head. Caudal, 1^; pectoral, l-jV ; ventrals. If in head. 



This species differs in numerous respects from 8. trispinosa (C. & V.) 

 {P.=Bodianus stellifer Bl.) and from S. microps (Steind.), as can be seen 

 from the comparative descriptions of the two latter by Steindachner 

 (Ichth. Notiz. I, G). 



81. Seiasna chrysura (Lac.) J. & G. — Yellow-tail. 

 Very common. 



82. Scisena ocellata (Liun.) Giinth. — Red Bass. 

 Of frequent occurrence. 



83. Liostomus zanthtirus Lac. — Chub. 

 Very abundant. 



84. Micropogon undulatus (Linu.) C. & V. — Croaker. 

 Abundant. 



85. Menticirrus alburnus (Linn.) Gill. — Whiting. 



Very abundant, forming one of the most valuable food-fishes of 

 Charleston. 



86. Menticimis littoralis (Holbr.) Gill.— Surf Whiting. 



Abundant, but less so than the preceding, and not reaching so large 

 a size. 



87. Larimus fasciatus Holbrook. — Bull-head. 



Not uncommon in the harbor; numerous specimens procured, the 

 largest about 8 inches long. 



In life the color is grayish-olive above, with some silvery; below, 

 clear silvery- white; back with 7 to 9 rather inconspicuous darker bars 

 downwards and backwards to below middle of sides, the bars about as 

 wide as the interspaces; fins, dusky-olive; the anal fin and lower rays 

 of caudal yellow ; ventrals, orange-yellow, dusky towards tips ; lower 

 side of head very bright silvery ; inside of mouth, and lining of gill- 

 cavity, as well as cheeks and opercles, with some light yellow. 



Head, 3^ in length; depth, 3. D. X, 1, 25-26; A. II, 5-G. Scales : 41 

 oblique series, 54 vertical series, 5 above lateral line, 10 below. 



Head rather larger and less compressed, with less oblique gape, than 

 in L. breviceps, and the body much less compressed and elevated. Gape 

 placed at an angle of about 25°. Teeth, uniserial, uniform, very small. 

 Mandible less projecting than in breviceps and argentevs, the symphyseal 

 knob little marked. Head above cavernous, spongy, as in Scicena 

 laneeolata. Preorbital narrow, but little widened below, its width 

 rather less than diameter of pupil ; maxillary about reaching posterior 

 margin of pupil, 2 in head. Eye large, 3f to 3f in head, much longer 

 than siiont. equal to interorbital width. Preojiercular margin nearly 



