458 CAKANGID^. 



feeble ; teeth on tne 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. 



Awah-kattoe-jahwe, Laet, Incl. Occid. p. 574. 



Abacatiiia, Marcgr. p. 161. fig. p. 145. 



Petiver, Oazopkyl. i. pi. 69. f. 3. 



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



Zeiis vomer, L. 3fiis. Ad. Fred. pi. 31. f. 9, and Si/st. i. p. 454 ; Bl. 



taf. 193 ; Bl. Schti. p. 95 ; Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 129. 

 Argyreiosjw vomer, Lacep. iv. pp. 566, 567 ; Ayass. Spix, Pise. Bras. 



p. 109. tab. 58 ; Cui\ ^- Val. ix. p. 177. pi. 255 ; Cuv. mgne Anhn. 



Ill.Poiss. pi. 59. f. 2; Dekay, New York Fauna, Fishes,^. 124. pi. 75. 



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

 Zeus niger, Bl. Sclm. p. 98. 



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

 Zeus capillaris, Mitch. Trans. Lit. % Phil. Soc. New York, i. p. 383. 



pi. 2. f. 2. 



rostratus, Mitch. I. c. p. 384. pi. 2. f. 1. 



Argyreiosus capUlaris, Dekay, New 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 ^. 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 silvery ; 

 the prolonged fin-rays blackish. 



Atlantic coasts of temperate and tropical America. 



a. Fine specimen. New Orleans. Purchased of Mr. Cuming. 



6. Adult. Texas. Purchased of Mr. Brandt. 



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



e. Half-grown. Demerara. Presented by Su' W. Holmes. 



/. Adult : stuffed. Bahia. 



g-i. Adult : skins. West Indies. From Dr. Parncll's Collection. 



k. Half-grown : skirt. 



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



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



n, 0. Half-grown. Old Collection. 



p. Half- grown. From the Haslar Collection. 



q. Half-grown. From the Haslar Collection. 



r. Young. 



s. Adult : skeleton. Texas. Purchased of Mr. Brandt. 



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

 are elongate ; the convexity of the belly is very much stronger than 



* Vert. 10/13 Cuv. 



