8. coRviNA. 299 



6. Corvina argyroleuca. 



Bodianus argyroleuciis, MUchill, Trans. Lit. ^ Phil. Soc. New York, 



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

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



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



D. ll|^. A.|. CiEC. 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. Prseoperculum 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. 



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



Corvina trispinosa, Cuv. t^ Val. v. p. 109. 



? CoiTina trispinosa, Gay, Hist. Chile, Zool. ii. p. 184. 



D. 10 I ^. A. |-. L. lat. 47. L. transv. ^. Cffic. pylor. 4. 



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

 fourth of the total; head very broad, the interspace between tlie eyes 

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

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

 overlapping the lower; the upper maxillary reaches behind the level 

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

 Praeoperculum rounded, with spinous teetli. Caudalis pointed. The 

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

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

 brown. No pseudobranehise. 



Atlantic coasts of Tropical America. 



a-cl. Adult. West Indies. 



e-g. Adult and young : bad state. West Indies. 



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



8. Corvina ronchns. 

 Cuv. Sf Val. V. p. 107. 



^- 10 I ^4- ^- i- ^- lat. 52-55. L. transv. f-^. Cfec. pylor. 6. 



Vert. 11/13. 

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

 foui'th of the total. The interspace between the eyes is broader than 

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

 of the head, and 1^ in that of the snout. The ujipcr jaw slightly 

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

 illary bone. PrKoperculum rounded, with spinous teeth along its 



