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59.— LABRACID^. 



Eoccus LINEATUS(B1. Sclin.) Gill.— Striped bass (Eastern States) ; rock- 

 fish (Pennsylvania, etc ) ; inissuckeke-kequock (Narragansctt Indians). 



Nova Scotia to Florida. 

 Morone amekicana (Gmelin) Gill. — White perch. 



Nova Scotia to Florida. 



60.— EPHIPPIIDiE. 



Parephippus quadratus (Gun.) Gill. — Moon-fish. 



Cape Cod to Florida. 

 Parephippus faber (Cuv.) Gill. — Moon-fish; angel-fish (South Caro- 

 lina) ; 3-banded sheep-head ; 3 tailed porgy. 

 Cape Cod to Florida. 



61.— LOBOTID^. 



Lobotes surinamensis Cuv. — Flasher (Neio York market). 

 Cape Cod to Florida. 



62.— POMATOMID^. 



Pomatomus SALTATRix (Linn.) Gill.— Blue-fish (New York, and New 

 England except Rhode Island) \ horse-mackerel (Newport, and Beesley 1 8 

 Point, N. J.); skip-jack (North Carolina); green-fish ( Virginia, DeKav); 

 tailor (Maryland and Virginia) ; white-fish and snap-uiackerel (youug). 



63.— ELACATID^. 



Elacate canadus (Linn.) Gill. — Crab-eater. 

 Cape Cod to West Indies. 



64.— CHILODIPTEBID^. 



Apogonichthys americanus Castelnau. 



West Indian; occasional northwards (found at Newport, B. I.) 



65.— PBIACANTHID^E. 



Priacanthus macrophthalmus Cuv. (d. s.) — Common big-eye. 



West Iudian ; occasional northwards. 

 Pseudopriacanthus altus (Gill.) Bleeker. — Short big-eye. 



Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. 



66.— AMM0DYT1D^3. 



Ammodytes americanus DeKay. — Sandlaunce; sand-eel (.V. Eng.) 



Newfoundland to Cape Hatteras. 

 Ammodytes dubius Bernhardt. 



Polar regions to Cape Cod. 

 Argyrot^nia vittata (DeKavj Gill. (d. s. ; d. © g.) 



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