7 2 Stover's Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 



disposed in rows ascending towards tlie back, and thence inclining towards the tail. Below 

 the lateral line, the sides and belly are alternated with shades of a silver white, and a milk 

 white disposed into spaces and rows. Ventral and anal fins yellow. Pectorals, caudal, and 

 second dorsal, yellowish. The first four spinous rays of the dorsal fins successively longer. 



D. 11, 1-22. P. 17. V. 1-5. A. 2-9. C. 17. Length, 8 inches. 



New York, Mitchill,, Dekay. Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Bodianus argyro leucos, Silvers Perch, Mitchill, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Sec. of N. Y., i. p. 417, pi. 0, fig. 9. 

 Le Corb blanc-d'argent, Corvina argyroleuca, Cuv., Cnv. el Val., v p 105. 



" " Silvery Corvina, Dekay'e Report, p. 74, pi. 18, fig. 51 



4. Corvina Ricliardsonii, Cuv. 



Top of the head and the back greenish gray, with darker bands descending a short way 

 from the laller ; sides ash-gray, with silvery tips to the scales ; belly cream-yellow. Dor- 

 sal with a long membrane behind. Anal with a stout spine. 



D. 9, 1-18. P 15 V. 1-5. A. 1-7. C 17|. Length, 1 to 2 feet. 



Lake Huron, Richardson. 



Called " Sheepshead," on the borders of Lake Huron. 



Sciaaia (Corvina) Richardsonii (Cuv.), Malashegane, Rich , Fauna Boreal. Americ. in. p. 64, pi. 77. 



Corvina Richardsonii, Malashegany, Dekay's Report, p 76, 



Le Corb de Richardson, Corvina Richardsonii, Cuv. et Val., v p. 100. 



5. Corvina ronchus, Cuv. 

 Very similar to the C. argyroleuca. The preopercular teeth are very stout. Anal fin 

 forked. Anal spine stout. 



D. 10, 2 -23 or 24. P. 18. V. 1-5. A. 3-8. C. 17. Length, 11 inches. 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Called " Gronde," at St. Domingo. 



Le Corb grognant, Corvina ronchus, Cuv. el Val , v p. 107. 



6. Corvina dentex, Cuv. 



Silvery, tinged with gray, with very slightly marked longitudinal lines. Fins gray, doited 

 with brown. Pectorals blackish at their base. Snout slightly prominent. Upon each jaw 

 an outer row of slender, pointed, separated teeth, six or seven on each side. 



D. 12, 2-22. P. (?). V. (?) A. 2-9. C (.')• Length, (?) • 



Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 



Called " Gronde," at Port au Prince. 



Le Gronde de Saint Domingue, Corvina dentex, Cuv. et Val., v. p. 139, pi. 109. 



" " Wilson, Encyclop. Brit., Art. Ichth., pi. 299, fie. VI. 



7. Corvina oxyptera, Dekay. 

 Operculum obsoletely serrate, with two spines ; preoperculum denticulated. Pectoral fins 

 long and pointed. 



