438 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER Ot' l-'lSlI AND FISHERIES. 



i<«. Caudal deeply forked; the gill-rakers 

 father numerous, about 10 ou lower 

 part of the anterior arch; teeth on 

 vomer in an anchor-shaped patch; 

 body rather elongate, compressed ; 

 lower jaw projecting or not; eye 

 small ; scales small ; the lateral line 

 witli about 50 pores; anal spines 

 graduated. Color reddish, with hor- 

 izontal yellow streaks; no black 

 lateral blotch. Head, 3; depth, 3. 

 1). X, 13; A. Ill, 9. Scales 9-53-15. 

 ( Hybrid sj/tHii/ris-chri/surHs?). 



AMBiGurs, 19. 

 it. Mouth large; maxill.iry 2} in head; 

 teeth on vomer in .an anchor-shaped 

 patch; lower jaw strongly project- 

 ing; body rather elongate, strongly 

 compressed; eye very large, red; 

 scales rather small, the latcr.al line 

 with about .50 jjores; caudal little 

 forked ; second and third .anal 

 spines suheqnal. Color dark brown ; 

 pale below. Hushed with red; tins 

 mostly red; a large black lateral 

 blotch. He.ad, 2*; depth, 2*. D. x, 

 12; A. in, 8. Scales, 9-62-14. 



Mahogoni, 20. 

 l/f/. Anal rays 111, 10 to III, 11. (iirt/>irM?»(« .Jordan & Fesler.) Body slen- 

 der; snout pointed; month mod- 

 erate, the maxillary extending be- 

 yond the anterior edge of orbit; 

 canines moderate; teeth on tongue 

 well developed; vomerine patch of 

 teeth anchor-shaped, with a shar]) 

 backward pr(d(>ngation; scales 

 above lateral Hue in very obliiine 

 series; pectoral fins short; caudal 

 deei)ly forked ; anal spines very 

 small ; color dusky, each scale with a 

 shining silvery spot. Head, 3; 

 depth, 3i. D. x, 13; A. in, 11. 



Lat. 1., 50 Ixi.HMis, 21. 



ff. Dorsal si)iues 11 ; body elongate; scales large, those above lateral line 



in about four series, which are 

 fully ])arallel with the lateral line. 

 {Raizero Jordan & Fesler.) Soft 

 dorsal and anal low; A'omerine 

 teeth in a /\-8haped ]tatch ; lingual 

 teeth ])resent; gill-rakers few; 

 color, brown, with distinct silvery 

 stripes .along the rows of scales, 

 young with silvery crossbars; 

 lower fins dusky. Head, 3; <lepth, 

 3ji. D. XI, 12; A. in, 7. Scales 

 .5-45-12 AUATUS, 22. 



