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2437. Promicropterus nigripinnis (Gill). 



Pacific coast of tropical America, Cape San Lucas to Panama. 

 Rhypticus nigripinnis Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., XIII, 1861, 53, 



Panama. 

 Rhypticus maculatus Gill, loc. cit., XIV, 1862, 251, Cape San Lucas. 

 Promicropterus decor atus Gill, loc. cit., XV, 1863, 164, Panama. 



Family 195. SERRANID^. Sea bass 



Genus 838. PARALABRAX Girard. Cabrillas verdes. 



Paralabrax Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., VIII, 1856, 131 (Labrax 

 nebulifer Girard). 



2438. Paralabrax nebulifer (Girard). Johnny verde; Kelp bass. 



Southern California, from Monterey to Magdalena Bay. 

 Labrax nebulifer Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., VII, 1854, 142, 

 Monterey, Calif. 



2439. Paralabrax maculatofasciatus (Steindachner). Spotted cabrilla. 



Pacific coast of America from Lower California to San Pedro and 



Mazatlan. 

 Scrranus maculatofasciatus Steindachner, Ichth. Notizen, VII, 1868, 5, 



Mazatlan, Mexico. 

 7Serranus acanthophorus Bocourt, Ann. Sci. Nat., X, 1870, 223, Pacific 



coast of Mexico. 



2440. Paralabrax humeralis (Cuvicr and Valenciennes). 



Pacific coast of South America; Panama to Juan Fernandez. 



Serranus humeralis Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., II, 



1828, 183 (246), Chile. 

 Serranus albomaculatus Jenyns, Zool. Beagle, Fishes, 1840, 3, pi. 2, 



Galapagos Archipelago. 

 ?Serranus semifasciatus Guichenot, in Gay, Hist. Chile, II, 1847, 151, 



pi. 1, fig. 2, Juan Fernandez. 



2441. Paralabrax clathratus (Girard). Cabrilla; Rock bass. 



Coast of southern California, from San Francisco to Cedros Island. 

 Labrax clathratus Girard, Proc. Acad.. Nat. Sci. Phila., VII, 1854, 143, 

 San Diego. 



Genus 839. CRATINUS Steindachner. 



Cratinns Steindachner, Ichth. Bcitr., VII, 1878, 19 (C. agassizii Stein- 

 dachner). 



2442. Cratinus agassizii Steindachner. 



Galapagos Archipelago. 



Cratinus agassizii Steindachner, Ichth. Beitr., VII, 1878, 19, Galapagos 

 Islands. 



Genus 840. CENTROPRISTES Cuvier and Valenciennes. Black sea bass. 

 Cenlropristes Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., Ill, 1829, 

 27 (36) (C. nigricans Cuvier and Valenciennes = La6rus striatus 

 Linnajus) . 

 Centropristis of authors; variation in spelling. 



2443. Centropristes striatus (Linna;u.s). Black sea bass; Blackfish; Tallywag; 



Hannnhill; Black Will; Black Harry; Black perch; Black bass; Bluefish. 

 Atlantic coast of United States, Cape Ann to northern Florida. 

 Labrus striatus Linnteus, Syst. Nat., ed. X, 1758, 285, "America"; 



description very brief, but not to be referred to any other fish. 

 Perca atraria Linnaius, loc. cit., ed. XII, 1766, 485, Carolina. 

 Percafurva VValbaum, Artcdi Pise, 1792, 336, New York; after Schopf. 

 Coryphoena nigrescens Bloch and Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 1801, 297, 



New York. 

 Lutjanus trilobatus Laccp^de, Hist. Nat. Poiss., IV, 1802, 246, locality 



unknown. 

 Perca varia Mitchill, Trans. Lit. & PhU. Soc. N. Y., I, 1815, 415, pi. 3, 



fig. 6, New York. 



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