no.1734. FI8JTES FROM LOUISIANA— WEYMOUTH. M>, ( .) 



Family STROMATEID^E. 



32. RHOMBUS PARU (Linnaeus). 



This species is represented by six small specimens. 



Family LOBOTID.K. 



33. LOBOTES SURINAMENSIS (Bloch). 



Represented by a single immature specimen. 



Family SPARINE. 



34. LAGODON RHOMBOIDES (Linnaeus). 



There are two specimens of lliis species in the collection. 



Family SCLENI 1>. E. 



35. BAIRDIELLA CHRYSURA (Lacepede). 



This common species is represented by two specimens. 



36. STELLIFER LANCEOLATUS (Holbrook |. 



There an 1 in the collection six specimens agreeing well with Jordan 

 and Evermann's description " of this species except that the scale 

 count is 43 to 44 instead of 47 to 50. 



37. LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS Lacepede. 



Represented by fifteen immature specimens. 



38. MICROPOGON UNDULATUS (Linnaeus). 



There are in the collection a considerable number of very immature 

 specimens apparently agreeing with this species in barbels and fin-ray 

 count. 



39. MENTICIRRUS SAXATILIS (Bloch and Schneider). 



There are three young specimens doubtfully placed here and possi- 

 bly belonging either to M. americanus or M.littoralis. They appeal', 

 however, to have larger teeth than littoralis, and to display the color- 

 ation of saxatilis (stripes, dark tip to spinous dorsal and to anal) 

 rather than of americanus. 



Family MONACANTHIM). 



40. MONACANTHUS CILIATUS (Mitchill). 



Represented by a single young specimen. 



41. MONACANTHUS HISPIDUS (Linnaeus). 



A single young specimen of this species. 



" Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mas., p. 111:;. 



