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2696. Ophioscion siraulus Gilbert. 



Panama. 



Ophioscion simulus Gilbert, in Jordan and Evermann, Check List, 1895, 

 398, and Fishes North and Mid. Amer., 1896, 1449, Panama. 



2697. Ophioscion imiceps (Jordan and Gilbert). 



Panama. 



Scisena imiceps Jordan and Gilbert, Bull. U. S. Fish Com., I, 1881, 309, 

 Bay of Panama. 



2698. Ophioscion scierus (Jordan and Gilbert). 



Pacific coast of tropical America, from Mazatlan to Panama. 

 Scixna sciera Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., VII, 1884, 480, 

 Panama. 



Genus 925. SIGMURUS Gilbert. 



Sigmurus Gilbert, in Jordan and Evermann, Fishes North and Mid. 

 Amer., 1898, 1446 (Corvina vermicidaris Giinther). 



2699. Sigmurus vermicularis (Giinther). 



Panama. 



Corvina vermicularis Giinther, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond., VI, 1868 (Nov. 

 27), 387, 427, pi. 67, fig. 2, Panama. 



Genus 926. SCI^NOPS Gill. Red drums. 



Scisenops Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., XV, 1863, 30 {Perca ocellata 

 LinniBus). 



2700. Sciaenops ocellata (Linnaeus). Red drum; Channel bass; Redfish; Pescado 



Colorado; Bull redfish; Bass; Red bass; Sea bass; Spotted bass; Spottail. 

 Fouth Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, New York to 



Texas; very abundant south. 

 Perca ocellata Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Ed. XII, 1766, 483, South Carolina. 

 Lutjanus triangulum Laclpfede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., IV, 1802, 181, pi. 24, 



fig. 3, Sumatra. 

 Scisena imberbis Mitchill, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. New York, 1815, 



411, New York. 



Genus 927. CALLAUS Jordan. 



Callaus Jordan, Kept. U. S. Fish Com., XIV, 1886, 401, 406 (59) {Cor- 

 vina deliciosa Tschudi). 



2701. Callaus deliciosa (Tschudi). 



Pacific coast of South America, from Panama to Peru. 



Corvina deliciosa Tschudi, Fauna Peruana, IchthyoL, 1845, 8, Peru. 



Genus 928. RHINOSCION " Gill. Red roncadors. 



Rhinoscion Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., XIV, 1862, 17 {Amblodon 

 saturnus Girard). 



2702. Rhinoscion saturnus (Girard). Red roncador; Black croaker. 



Coast of southern California, from Santa Barbara to Cedros Island. 

 Amblodon saturnus Girard, U. S. Pac. R. R. Surv., 1858, 98, San Diego, 



Calif. 

 Corvina (Johnius) jacobi Steindachner, Ichtli. Bcitr., VIII, 1879, 3, 



San Diego; young. 



Genus 929. RONCADOR Jordan and Gilbert. 



Roncador Jordan and Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Ill, 1880, 28 



{Corvina slearnsi Steindachner). 



2703. Roncador stearnsi (Steindachner). Roncador. 



Coast of southern California, north to Santa Barbara. 

 Corvina stearnsi Steindachner, Ichth. Beitr., Ill, 1875, 22, San Diego, 

 Calif. 



Genus 930. LEIOSTOMUS Lacepede. Goodies. 



Leistomus Lac6pede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., IV, 1803, 439 (L. xanthurus 



Lacepede). 

 Liostomus authors, revised spelling. 



•< This genus is very close to the European genus Cortina on the one hand and to the Peruvian Chtilo- 

 trema on the other, but probably deserves to stand There is no genuine species in America of Scisena as 

 now restricted. 



