380 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 

 Geuus CENTROPEISTIS Cuvier. 



71. Ceutropristis atrarius (L.) Bum. — Black-fisli. 



Common, the young abounding about the wharves. 



PERCIDiE. 



Genus ROCCUS MitchUl. 



72. Roccus lineatus (Mitcli.) Gill. — Bode. 



Not seen in Beaufort Harbor, but abundant in all river-mouths, as 

 in New and Neuse Rivers. Dr. Yarrow states that the "young are 

 abundant" in the harbor. As the striped female of Hydrargyra majalis 

 is called by all Ceautort fishermen " Rock," and as it is there usually 

 supposed to be the young of the Striped Bass, Dr. Yarrow's statement 

 may i)erhaps be an error. 



Genus MORONE Mitchill. 



73. Morone americana (Gmel.) Gill. — WMtc Perch. 



Not found about Beaufort, but said by Dr. Yarrow to abound in the 

 New and Neuse Rivers. 



EPHIPPID^ 



Genus PAREPHIPPUS Gill. 



74. Parephippus faber (Cuv.) Gill. — Poryec; Fogy. 

 Common; used as a food-fish. 



POMATOMID^. 



Genus POMATOMUS Lac. 



75. Pomatomus saltatrix (L.) Gill. — Blue-Jhh. 



Exti'emely common. The taking of this fish is the favorite amuse- 

 ment of the higher grades of summer boarders in this delightful port. 



ECHENEIDID^. 

 Genus ECHENEIS Linnaius. 



{Lepiechcneis Gill.) 



In 1862 (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. PhOa. 239), Prof. Gdl divided the 

 Linnaean genus Eclieneis into two genera, Eclieneis (the slender species : 

 type E. naucrates L.) and Bemora (the stout-bodied species: type E. 

 remora). Subsequently (op. cit. 18G3, 88), Remoropsis (which has not 

 been sufficiently distinguished from Remora) and Rhombochirus were 

 added. Still later (op. cit. 1864, 60), Prof. Gill found, "on examining 

 the works of Linnajus and Artedi, that E. remora was the only species 

 referred to that genus by Linnaeus in the early editions of the Systeraa 



