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profile very steep, its curve uneven; ventral outline little curved. 
Mouth moderate, maxillary scarcely reaching middle of orbit. Scales 
large, those on breast much smaller. Fins large, pectorals reaching 
beyond tips of ventrals, nearly to vent; second anal spine more than 
half length of head. Head above scaly, except a triangular space ou 
snout. Head 3^ in length; depth 2^. H. X, I, 20; A. H, C; Lat. 1. 50. 
Cape Cod to West Indies; abundant southward. 
{Labrus cromis Liuu. Syst. Nat.; Guutlier, ii, 270; Holbrook, Icb. S. Car. 1860, 114: 
Pogonias fasciatiis Holbrook, Icli. S. Car. 1880, 119: L'ogonias fasciatus Giiuther, ii, 270.) 
296.— SCI.® i\ A Linnjeus. 
(Johnius Block: Corvina C. & V. : Pseudosciwna Bleeker.) 
(Artedi; Linnaeus, Syst. Nat.: type Scicena umbra L.) 
Body elongate, compressed, not much elevated. Head rather long. 
Mouth moderate or rather large, the lower jaw included. Teeth in both 
jaws mostly in villiform bands, the outer row often enlarged; lower 
pharyngeals separate, their teeth conic or jiaved. Chin with pores; no 
barbels. Preopercle with its bony posterior edge serrated, or else with 
a membranaceous margin. Scales moderate, in oblique series. Dorsal 
fins connected, the spines rather strong. Anal spines 2, the second 
varying in size. In this genus and most of the other Scimiincc the 
muzzle above the premaxillaries is provided with a number of pores, and 
near the base of the premaxillary 2 or 4 small dermal flaps are iiresent; 
in all these species the preorbital is very wide, and often gibbous. 
Species numerous, in all warm seas. Many attempts have been made 
to subdivide this genus, but none of the current genera form definable 
natural groups, when foreign species are taken into account, {axcaivaj 
Scimna, from <T/.cd, shade, the classical name of Sciccna aqinla.) 
a. Teeth in both jaws in single series or very narrow bands. 
b. Head depressed, very broad between the eyes. (Stelliferiis^ Stark.) 
895. 8. stelJifera (Bloch) J. & G. 
Pale above, with purplish reflections, almost translucent ; below sil- 
very; everywhere finely punctulate ; fins yellowish, the tips of dorsal 
and pectoral blackish. Body oblong, not much elevated, little com- 
pressed; the tail slender; head short; snout blunt; eye very small, 
5 in head; itrofile depressed above the eyes; the interorbital siiace fiat- 
tish, extremely broad ; a slight ridge above each orbit, these meeting 
* Stark, Elements Nat. Hist, i, 459, 1828 : type Bodianus stellifer Bloch. 
