68 REVIEW OF LAGODON, ARCHOS ARGUS, AND DIPLODUS. 



in three series above, iu two below; those of the inner series larger, those 

 behind the incisors very small. Highest dorsal spine IJ^ in head. Caudal 

 not deeply forked. Second anal spine about twice in head, much larger 

 than third. Ventrals not near reaching vent ; pectorals reaching past be- 

 ginning of anal. Color: Head dark ; body silvery gray with 5 to 7 dark 

 bars, which are less distinct in the adult; base of pectorals black. D. 

 XII, 10 or 12; A. Ill, 10 or 11 Probatocephalus, 2. 



d. Incisors broad, their breadth about half their length. Scales, 7-48-15. 



var. Frohatocephalua 2 (a). 



dd. Incisors narrower, their breadth 2| in their length. Scales, 7-44-14. 



var. aries 2 (6). 

 CO. Occipital crest rather thin, the honeycombed structure not exposed ; dorsal 

 spines 13; black cross-bars narrow, disappearing with age, their width 

 about \ that of the interspace ; a distinct shoulder spot. Body somewhat 

 elongate and compressed ; depth 2 to 2^ in length ; head 3|. Profile 

 rounded, steep. Mouth large, horizontal ; maxillary not reaching front of 

 orbit, 3 to 3^ in head. Eye large, placed high, its diameter equal to the 

 preorbital, 3f to 4 in head, 1^ in interorbital width. Incisors, f , entire 

 or with a shallow notch; molars in three series in upper jaw, iu two in 

 lower. Fifth dorsal spine highest, 2 to 2-J^ in head. Second anal spine 

 strong, recurved in head. Ventrals not near reaching vent ; pectorals 

 broad, the upper rays reaching past insertion of anal. Bluish above; 

 about 7 narrow, dark cross-bands; a black humeral spot. D. XIII, 10; 



A. Ill, 10 or 11. Scales, 7 to 9-45 to 50-14 to 16 Unimaculatus, 3. 



66. [Incisors f ; dorsal spines 12. Depth 2-^1^ in total length ; head, more than 4 ; 

 eye 3^ in head, 1 in snout ; maxillary extending to a point between the 

 pupil and the " interior " border of the eye ; profile with slight depres- 

 sion above the eye ; second anal spine much longer than the third. Color 

 grayish, belly white; 8 golden longitudinal bands; a black shoulder 

 spot. D. Xli, 10; A. Ill, 9.] {I'oey) Tridexs, 4 



2. Archosargus probatocephalus. Sheeiyshead ; Sargo Eaiado. 



Sparus Sheepshead " Schriften der Gesellsch. Natf. Freunde, VIII, 152." 1788 

 (New York). 



Sparus prohatoceijhalus Walbaum, Artedi Pise. 295, 1792 (based on Schopf). 



Archosargus probatocephalus, Gill, Cat. Fish, east coast North Ameiica, 27, 

 1873. Uhler and Lugger, Fishes of Maryland 103, 1874 (Maryland) ; Jor- 

 dan and Gilbert Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1673, 379 (Beaufort); Goode and 

 Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1879, 133 (Pensacola): Jordan, Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., 1880, 22 (Saint John's River) ; Beau, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 1880, 95 (Saint John's River) ; Goode and Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 1885, 208. 



Diplodus probatocephalus Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 278 

 (Pensacola) ; Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 605 

 (Charleston) ; Jordan and Gilbert, Syn. Fish. North America, 558, 1883 ; 

 Beau, Interuat. Fish Exhib. London 57, 1883 (Matanzas River Inlet, 

 Florida) ; Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat, Mus., 1884, 128 (Key West) ; Jordan 

 and Swain, Proc. IT. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 232 (Cedar Keys); Jordan and 

 Meek, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1884, 237 (Jacksonville, Fla.); Henshall, 

 Florida, 239, 1884 (east and west coast, Florida Keys); Jordan, Catalogue 

 Fishes North America 91, No. 1066, 1885; Gill, Standard Nat. Hist., Ill, 

 220, fig. 125, 1885; Goode, Hist. Aquat. Animals, 381, plates 130 and 131, 

 1886; Jordan, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1886, 27 (Beaufort, N. C). 



Sparus oricephalus Bloch & Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 280, 1-sOl (based on 

 Schopf). 



