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Cynoscion carolinensis Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., 1878, 377 (Beaufort). 
Goode, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., 1879, 112 (St. John’s River, Florida). Goode 
& Bean, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1879, 131 (Pensacola). Bean, Proc. U. S. Nat. 
Mus., 1880, 92 (St. John’s River, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Beaufort, N. C.; 
Fort Macon, N. C.). 
Otelithus drummondi Richardson, Faun. Bor. Am, Fish., 70, 1836 (New Orleans). Storer, 
Syn. Fish. North Am., 318, 1846 (copied). Girard, U.S. & Mex. Bound. Sur- 
vey, 12, plate vi, 1859 (New Orleans, Brazos Santiago, Indianola). Giinther, 
Cat. Fish. Brit. Mus., ii, 307, 1860 (copied). 
Habitat.—South Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States; New 
York to Texas. 
This excellent food-fish is everywhere common on our Southern coast. 
The northernmost locality from which we have examined specimens is 
Beesley’s Point, New Jersey. 
The oldest specific name of the species is that of Labrus squeteague 
var. maculatus Mitchill. This name seems, however, to be ineligible, as 
there was already a Labrus maculatus Bloch. Next in order comes the 
Otolithus nebulosus of Cuvier & Valenciennes. This name apparently 
is the one which should be retained, although the later name carolinen- 
sis has been generally in use. 
15. CESTREUS PARVIPINNIS. 
(CALIFORNIA ‘‘ BLUE-FISH.”) 
> Cynoscion parvipinnis Ayres, Proc. Cal. Ac. Nat. Sci., 1861, 156 (coast of Lower Califor- 
nia). 
Cynoscion parvipinne Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., 1880, 456 (San Pedro, 
San Diego). Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1881, 48 (San Pedro 
southward). Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1881, 274 (Guaymas, 
Mexico). Jordan & Gilbert, Bull. U. 8. Fish. Com., 1881, 320 (San Pedro, 
San Diego, Gulf of California). Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. North Am., 
580, 1882. Rosa Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1883, 234 (Todos Santos Bay, 
Lower California). Rosa Smith, West American Scientist, 1885, 47 (San 
Diego). 
Otolithus magdalene Steindachner, Ichthyol. Beit., iii, 1875 (Magdalena Bay, Lower 
California). 
Habitat.—Coasts of Lower California; Guaymas to the Santa Barbara 
Islands. 
This species is common along the coasts of Southern California, as far 
north as San Pedro. It is an excellent food-fish, not inferior to its rela- 
tive, the weak-fish of the Atlantic coast. As in the case of the latter 
species, the flesh of Cestreus parvipinnis is soft, and the fish does not 
bear transportation well. 
Types of Otolithus magdalene, from Magdalena Bay, are preserved in 
the museum at Cambridge. 
16. CESTREUS XANTHULUM. 
Cynoscion xanthulum Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., 1881, 460 (Mazatlan). 
Jordan & Gilbert, Bull. U. 8. Fish. Com., 1881, 319 (Mazatlan). Jordan & 
Gilbert, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 107 (Mazatlan). 
Habitat.—Pacific coast of Mexico; Mazatlan. 
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