CONTENTS V 



Systematic catalog — Continued. Pase 



Family Serranidae: Seabasses 159 



Genus Acanthistius Gill 161 



Genus Alphestes Bloch and Schneider 163 



Genus Hemanthias Steindachner 166 



Genus Pinguilabrum, new name 168 



Genus Myderoperca Gill 169 



Genus Promicrops Poey 171 



Genus Epinephelus Bloch 172 



Genus Hemilutjanus Bleeker 173 



Genus Cratinus Steindachner 174 



Genus Paralabrax Girard 176 



Genus Prionodes Jenyns 181 



Genus Diplecirum Holbrook 184 



Genus Paranthias Guichenot 189 



Genus Rypticus Cuvier and Valenciennes 192 



Family Apogonidae : Cardinalfishes 193 



Genus Apogon Lacepede 193 



Family Malacanthidae : Matajuelos 197 



Genus Caulolatilus Gill 197 



Family Carangidae : Cavallas and pampanos 202 



Genus Decapterus Bleeker 204 



Genus Trachurus Rafinesque 205 



Genus Caranx Lacepede 208 



Genus Hemicaranx Bleeker 211 



Genus Trachinotus Lacepede 213 



Genus Chloroscombrus Girard 216 



Genus Seriola Cuvier 218 



Genus Neptomenus Giinther 220 



Genus Oligoplites Gill 221 



Genus VotJier Cuvier 222 



Genus Selene Lacepede 223 



Family Nematistiidae : Papagallos 225 



Genus Nernatistius Gill 225 



Family Cory phaenidae : Dolphinfishes 226 



Genus Coryphaena Linnaeus 227 



Family Centropomidae: Robalos 228 



Genus Centropomus Lacepede 228 



Family Lutianidae: Snappers 229 



Genus Lutianus Bloch 230 



Genus Xenichthys Gill 232 



Genus Xenistius Jordan and Gilbert 235 



Family Gerridae: Mojarras 237 



Genus Gerres Cuvier 238 



Genus Diapterus Ranzani 240 



Family Pomadasidae: Grunts 242 



Genus Conodon Cuvier and Valenciennes 243 



Genus Isacia Jordan and Fesler 246 



Genus Orthopristis Girard 248 



Genus Anisotremus Gill 249 



Genus Brachydeuterus Gill 252 



Genus Pomadasys Lacepede 256 



