8. coEviNA. 299 



6, Corvina argyroleuca. 



Bodianiis argyroleucus, MitchiU, Trans. Lit. ^ Phil. Soc. New York, 



p. 417. pi. 6. f. 3. 

 Corvina argyroleuca, Cuv. ^~ Val. v. p. 105 ; Dekay, New York Fauna, 



Fishes, p. 74. pi. 18. f. 51 (very bad). 



D. 11 1 ^. A. 4- Cffic. pylor. 8. Vert. 11/14. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 fourth of the total. Jaws nearly equal in front ; an exterior series 

 of larger teeth in the maxillary bone. Praeoperculiun with stronger 

 teeth at the angle, the lowest of which is directed downwards. The 

 dorsal spines moderately strong ; caudalis irregularly truncated ; the 

 second anal spine strong, shorter than the first ray. Coloration 

 uniform. 



United States. Martinique. 



7. Corvina stellifera. 



Bodianus stellifer, Block, taf. 231. f. 1. 



Corvina trispinosa, Cuv. lij* Val. v. p. 109. 



? Coi-vina trispinosa, Gai/, Hist. Civile, Zool. ii. p. 184. 



D. 10 I ^. A. ^. L. lat. 47. L. transv. ^. Csec. pylor. 4. 



I 23 9 12 A *' 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 fourth of the total; head veiy broad, the interspace between the eyes 

 being one-third of the leng-th of the head, and twice as broad as the 

 length of the chameter of the eye. Snout obtuse, with the upper jaw 

 overlapping the lower; the tipper maxiUary reaches behind the level 

 of the orbit, and is provided with an exterior series of larger teeth. 

 Prseoperciilum rounded, with spinous teeth. Caudalis pointed. The 

 second anal spine one-fourth shorter than the first ray, and rather 

 longer than one-half of the length of the head. The first dorsal 

 brown. No pseudobranchioe. 



Atlantic coasts of Tropical America. 



a-cl. Adult. West Indies. 



e-g. Adult and young : bad state. \^'est Indies. 



h-k. Half-grown : not good state. From the Haslar Collection. 



8. Corvina ronchus. 



Ctd: Sf Val. V. p. 107. 

 D. 10 I ^^. A. 5^. L. lat. 52-55. L. transv. ^. Csfic. pylor. 6. 

 Vert. 11/13. 



The height of the body equals the length of the head, and is one- 

 fourth of the total. The interspace between the eyes is broader than 

 the chameter of the eye is long ; the latter is one-fifth of the length 

 of the head, and H Jn that of tlie snout. The upper jaw slightly 

 overlapping the lower ; an exterior scries of larger teeth in the max- 

 illary bone. Pracopcrculum rounded, with spinous teeth along its 



