556 The Bass and their Relatives 
The pigfishes, Orthopristis, have the spines feebler and the 
anal fin more elongate. Of the many species, American and 
Mediterranean, Orthopristis chrysopterus is most familiar, ranging 
northward to Long Island, and excellent as a pan fish. Para- 
pristipoma trilineatum, the Isaki of Japan, is equally abundant 
and very similar to it. Many related species belong to the 
Asiatic genera, Terapon, Scolopsis, C@sio, etc., sometimes 
placed in a distinct family as Teraponide. Terapon servus 
enters the streams of Polynesia, and is a very common fish 
of the river mouths, taken in Samoa by the boys. Terapon 
theraps is found throughout the East Indies. Terapon richard- 
sont is the Australian silver perch. Ce@sio contains numerous 
small species, elongate and brightly colored, largely blue and 
golden. Scolopsis, having a spine on the preorbital, contains 
numerous species in the East Indies and Polynesia. These are 
often handsomely colored. Among them is the taiva, Scolopsis 
trilineatus of Samoa, gray with white streaks and markings of 
delicate pattern. A fossil species in the Italian Eocene related 
to Pomadasis is Pomadasis furcatus. Another, perhaps allied 
to Terapon, is called Pelates quindecimalis. 
Fic. 447—The Red Tai of Japan) Pagrus major Schlegel. Family Sparide. 
(After Kishinouye.) 
The Porgies: Sparide.— The great family of Sparide or 
porgies is also closely related to the Hemulide. The most 
tangible difference rests in the teeth, which are stronger, and 
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