32 Storefs Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 



D. 10-13. P. 14. V. 1-5. A. 3-9. C. 17. Length, 20 inches. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Rabirrubia, Parra, p. 42, pi. 20, fig. I. 



Sparus chrysurus, Gold-tailed Sparus, Bl., pi. 262? Shaw's Gen. Zob'l., iv. p.414, pi. GO 



Le Mesoprion a queue d'or, Mesoprion chrysurus, Cuv., Cuv. et Val., ii. p. 459, pi. 40. 



" " Golden-tailed Mesoprion, Jard., Nat. Lib., I. p. 150, pi. 25. 



3. Mesoprion cynodon, Cuv. 

 Back tinged with orange ; abdomen white ; fins and sides greenish yellow. The upper 

 canine teeth very stout ; also all the lower lateral teeth. 



D. 10-14. P. 16. V. 1-5. A. 3-9. C. 17. Length (?). 

 Gulf of Mexico, Parra. Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Caballerote, Parra, p. 52, pi. 25, fig. 1. 



Sparus cynodon, Bl., 278? Shaw's Gen. Zobl., Dog-toothed Sparus, iv. p. 411. 



Le Mesoprion a dents de chien, Mesoprion cynodon, Cuv. et Val., ii. p. 465. 



4. Mesoprion jocu, Parra. 



Rose-colored ; fins yellowish, except pectorals. A series of silvery spots, edged with 



brown, upon the cheeks and suborbitals. 



D. 10-15. P. 17. V. 1-5. A. 3-9. C. 19. Weight, 12 to 15 pounds. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Jocu, Parra, p. 53, pi. 25, fig. 2. 



Le Mesoprion jocu, Mesoprion jocu, Cuv., Anthias jocu, Bl., Cuv. et Val., ii. p. 46G. 



5. Mesoprion mahogoni, Cuv. 

 Of a copper-colored russet-brown, which changes to a golden upon the sides, and silvery 

 upon the back. 



D. 10-12. P. 15. V. 1-5. A. 3-8. C 17. Length, 5 inches. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Called, at Martinique, " Sarde acajou." 



Le Mesoprion acajou, Mesoprion mahogoni, Cuv. et Val., ii. p. 447. 



6. Mesoprion analis, Cuv. 



All the upper part of the body and sides marked with irregular longitudinal golden and 

 silvery lines. The lower part of the sides, and the space between the golden and silvery 

 lines, of a rose-red color. The ventrals, the greater part of the anal, and the edges of the 

 caudal fin, of a bright rose-color ; the dorsal bluish, rose-colored at its margin, with a wide 

 yellow band at its base and upon its entire soft portion. 



D. 10-14. P. (?). V. (!) A. (.')• C. (?). Length, 5 inches. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Called, at St. Domingo, " Sarde Haut-dos." 



Le Mesoprion a anale rouge, Mesoprion analis, Cuv. et Val., ii. p. 452. 



