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than the length of the head, and very little greater than the length of 

 the pectoral. The pectoral reaches to the perpendicnlar through the 

 origin of the soft dorsal. The ventral is half as long as the head. 

 The vent is under the 2d ray of the soft dorsal. 



21. SPARID^. 



43. Lagodon rhomboides (Linu.) Holbrook. 



This species evidently breeds in the Aicinity of Pensacola, as weU as 

 many other points on the Southern coast. Young specimens, No. 21,488, 

 ranging from 2 to 4 inches in length, were received fi^om Mr. Stearns. 



The Museum has also specimens, No. 3,112, collected at Charlotte 

 Harbor, West Florida, bj^ C. B. Baker. 



No. 21,344. D. XII, 11; A. Ill, 10; P. 10; V. 1, 5; C. 17. L. hit. GO?; 

 L. trans. ^. 



44. Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum) Gill. — Sheep's-head. 



A single specimen, No. 22,803, 13f inches long. D. XI, 11^; A. Ill, 



L. hit. 43; L. trans. ^. 



81; P. 16; V. I, 5; 0.9 + 8 



45. Pagrus argeuteus Schneider. — Porgy. 



Pagrus vulgaris Cuvier & Valexciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss. vi, p. 142, pi. 

 cxlvii. — GtJNTHER, Cat. Fish. Brii. Mns. i, p. 4G6. 



We have examined several specimens of a species of Pagrus obtained 

 at Charleston, S. C, in April, 1878, by Mr. Goode, and also a specimen, 

 No. 21,339, sent from Pensacola by Mr. Stearns.. We are unable to dis- 

 cover any differences between this species and P. argenteus of Eiu'ope, 

 and provisionally identify them ^vith it. The discovery of this European 

 form in the Western Atlantic is particularly interesting. 



TaMe of Measurements. 



Current number of specimen 

 Locality 



21,339. 

 Pensacola, Fla. J 



20,981 a, ?. 



Cliarleston, S. C, 

 G. Brown Goode. 



20,981 6. 



Charleston, S. C, 

 G. Brown Goode. 



Millime- 

 tres. 



Extreme length 



Length to origin of middle caadal rays. 

 Body: 



Greatest height 



Gieatest width 



Heiglit at ventrals 



Lf-a.st lu'ight of tail 



Length of caudal peduncle 



Head: 



Greatest length 



Distance from snout to nape 



Greatest width 



Width of iutciorbital area 



Length of snout 



Longtl of operculum 



Length of upper jaw 



Length of mandil)le 



Distance from snout to orbit 



Long diameter of eye 



435 

 346 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



Millime- 

 tres. 



374 



15* 



37j 



9i 



m 



33 

 17 

 16* 



9| 

 Hi 



9 



13J 

 14 

 15i 



74 



398 

 317 



lOOths 



of 

 length. 



33 

 17 

 15 



9i 

 12 



9 

 13 

 13i 

 15 



74 



Millime- 

 tres. 



473 

 381 



lOOths 



of 

 length- 



36 

 13 

 36 

 9i 

 194 



33 

 16 



"II 



12 



9 

 13 

 134 

 15 



7i 



