34 Storeys Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 



D. 10-15. P. 16. V. 1-5. A. 3-8. C. 17. Weight, SO to 30 pounds. 

 Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Le MSsoprion 1 raie. Mesoprion litura, Cuv. et Val., a. p. 467. 



12. Mesoprion linea, Cuv. 

 Olive-brown ; paler upon the abdomen, with seven or eight vertical yellow bands. Fins 

 olive. A narrow silvery line edged with brown passes from the middle of the maxillary 

 hone to the preopercle, and divides upon the opercle. 



D. 10-15. P. 15. V. 1-5. A. 3-8. C. 17. Length, 3 or 4 inches. 

 Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Le Mesoprion a ligne, Mesoprion linea, Cuv. el Val., ii. p. 463. 



13. Mesoprion griseus, Cuv. 



Grayish, verging to lilac upon the back, and upon the margin of the dorsal and caudal 

 fins ; aurora-colored at the lower portion of the sides, and on the ventrals ; anal fin rose- 

 colored or lilac. Beneath, white ; each scale has a yellowish spot, by which longitudinal 

 slightly oblique lines are formed upon the sides, which are more mingled with the gray upon 

 the back. 



D. 10-14. P. (?)• V. (?). A. 3-8. C. (.')■ Length, 18 inches. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Called, at St. Domingo, " Sarde grise." 



Le Mesoprion gria, Mesoprion griseus, Cuv. et Val., ii. p. 469. 



14. Mesoprion flavescens, Cuv. 



With vertical yellowish bands, lighter upon the back and fins. Neither lines nor dots 

 upon the cheeks. 



D. 10-15. P. 17. V. 1-5. A. 3-8. C. 17. Length, (?)• 

 Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Le Mesoprion jaunatre, Mesoprion flavescens, Cuv. et Val., ii. p. 472. 



15. Mesoprion pargus, Cuv. 



Of a yellowish brown color, spotted with red. The four upper canines are very stout. A 

 well marked tuberosity upon the interopercle. 



D.10-14. P. (?). V. (>). A. 3-8. C. (.')■ Length, 27 inches. 

 Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Le Mesoprion pargo, Mesoprion pargus, Cuv. el Val.. ii. p. 473. 



16. Mesoprion isodon, Cuv. 



The teeth differ from those of all the other Mesoprions ; the upper jaw has three strong 

 canines, and sixteen conical teeth, decreasing regularly from the first, which is less than 



