556 CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICHTHYOLOGY IV. 
STT. S. niiSneri (Goode & Bean) J. & G. 
Dull silvery with brown cross-bands. Form of Diplodus argyrops. 
Diameter of eye equalling length of opercle; eye about 4 in head, less 
than in snout. Preorbital nearly as high as long, with the edge nearly 
straight. Five series of scales between the, preorbital and angle of pre- 
opercle. Three series of molars in the upper jaw, two in the lower; 
front teeth not described. Head 3J; depth 2^. D. XII, 12; A. Ill, 10; 
L. lat. 48; L. traiisv. {Goode & Bean.) Charlotte Harbor, Fla. 
{Pagellus miliieri Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. ii, 134, 1879.) 
aa. Anterior teeth canine-like. 
b. Molar teeth above in two series. (Pagrus* Cuvier.) 
^178. 8. piagTsis L. 
Silvery; back ro.se-colored. Upper iirofile of the head parabolic; an 
obtuse prominence before the upper anterior angle of the eye; preor- 
bital a third higher than long, with an incision in front. Xo procum- 
bent dorsal spine. Dorsal spines not elongate; second anal spine 
stronger but not longer than the third, one-fourth the length of the 
head; pectoral elongate, reaching the fourth soft ray of the anal. Eye 
1^ in interorbital space; If in snout. Head 3; depth 2f. D. XII, 10; 
A. Ill, 8; scales G-5G-1G. Mediterranean Sea and neighboring waters; 
occasional on our South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 
(L. Syst. Nat.: Sjyaj’us argenteiis Bloch & Schneider, 1801, 271: Pagrus vulgaris 
Giiuther, i, 466: Pagrus argenteus Goode & Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1879, 133.) 
870. S. claa’ysops h.—Porgee. 
Color nearly plain dull silvery; axil dusky; veutrals dark. Back- 
elevated; head large and heavy; eye large, placed high; ineorbital 
very large, its diameter half greater than that of eye; interorbital area 
very convex. Six strong conical teeth in front of ujiper jaw, and 8 in 
lower; about 2 rows of molars, the inner series larger. Five rows of 
scales on the widest part of the cheek, 4 on the interoiiercle; breast 
scales large. A procumbent spine before the dorsal; dorsal spines 
rather high; second and third anal spines about equal ; caudal forked; 
pectoral long and falcate, reaching the last anal spine; ventrals moder- 
ate. Head 3; depth 2^. D. XIII, 12; A. Ill, 11; Lat. 1. 52. South 
Atlantic coast; abundant; long overlooked by naturalists, lately re- 
discovered by Mr. E. E. Earll. 
(Sjiarus chrgsops L. Syst. Nat.; Goode MSS.) 
* Cuvier, Regne Auim. ed. 2, 1817: type Sjparus 2 }ngrus L. {ndypoi, the ancient 
name of the typical species.) 
