458 CARANGID^. 



feeble ; teeth on the vomer and the palatine bones. Seven branchio- 

 stegals ; air-bladder simple, bifurcate posteriorly. Pyloric append- 

 ages in great number. 



Coasts of tropical and temperate America. 



1. Argyreiosus vomer. 



Awali-kattoe-jahwe, LaH, Lid. Occid. p. 574. 



Abacatiua, Marap: p. 161. fig. p. 145. 



Petirer, Gazophyl i. pi. 59. f. 3. 



Lime, Dutertre, Hist. Antilles, p. 215, p. 209. fig. 



Zeiis vomer, L. 3Lis. Ad. Fred. pi. 31. f. 9, and Si/sf. i. p. 454 ; £1. 



taf. 193 ; £1. Sclm. p. 95 ; Gro?iov. Si/st. ed. Gray, p. 129. 

 Ai'gyreiosus vomer, Lacep. iv. pp. 566, 567 ; Agass. Spix, Pise. Bras. 



p. 109. tab. 58 ; Ciiv. Sf Val. ix. p. 177. pi. 255 ; Cm. Regne Anim. 



Ill.Poiss. pi. 59. f. 2; Dekay,Neiv York Fauna, Fishes,^, l24.pl. 75. 



f. 238; Casteln. Anim. noiiv. Poiss. p. 23. 

 Zeiis niger, PI. Schn. p. 98. 



Selene argentea, Lacep. iv, pp. 560, 562. pi. 9. f. 2. 

 Zeus capillaris, Mitch. Trans. Lit. ^-Phil. Soc. Neiv York, i. p. .383. 



pi. 2. f. 2. 



rosti-atus, Mitch. I. c. p. 384. pi. 2. f. 1. 



Argyi-eiosus capillaris, I)ekay, Neio York Fauna, Fishes, p. 125. pi. 27. 



f. 82._ __ 



spixii, Casteln. I. c. 



Skeleton : Owen, Osteolog. Catal. i. p. 64. 



D. 8 I ^. A. 0-2 I -1. Y. 1/5. Vert. 10/14*. 



The second and third dorsal spines, the anterior dorsal and anal 

 rays, and the ventrals more or less elongate and filiform. The con- 

 vexity of the back very much stronger than that of the belly. The 

 distance between the roots of the pectoral and ventral fins is con- 

 tained twice and a half in the height of the body. Uniform sUvery ; 

 the prolonged fin-rays blackish. 



Atlantic coasts of temperate and tropical America. 



«. Fine specimen. New Orleans. Purchased of Mr. Ciuning. 



h. Adult. Texas. Purchased of Mr. Brandt. 



c, d. Half-grown. Texas. Purchased of Mr. Brandt. 



e. Half-grown. Demerara. Presented by Sir W. Holmes. 



/. Adult : stuffed. Bahia. 



f/-?. Adult : skins. "West Indies. From Dr. ParneU's Collection. 



k. Half-grown : skin. 



/. Half-grown. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



m. Half-grown. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



n, 0. Half-grown. Old Collection. 



j>. Half-grown. From the Haslar Collection. 



q. Half- grown. From the Haslar Collection. 



r. Young. 



s. Adult : skeleton. Texas. Purchased of ]ilr. Brandt. 



Young ? an spec. nov. ? None of the spines or rays of the fins 

 are elongate ; the convexity of the beUy is veiy much stronger than 



» Yert. 19/13 Cuv. 



