﻿SCHEME OF CLASSIFICATION 27 



Familt/ LXXIV Serranidcr 

 Genus 179 Roccus 



chrysops 334 (White Bass) 

 lineatus 335 (Striped Bass) 

 Genus 180 Morone 



americana 336 (White Perch) 

 Fa mill/ LXXV Seicenidoe 

 Genus 181 Cynoseion 



regalis 337 (Common Weakfish) 

 nobilis 338 (White Sea Bass) 

 Genus 182 Aplodinotus 



grunniens 339 (Fresh-water Drum: Lake Sheepshead) 

 Genus 183 Eques 



hanceolatus 340 (Ribbon-fish) 

 Famih/ LXXVI BathipnnMeridce.^ Included in Pseudocliromidida^ liy Boulenger. Placed 

 in their group Trachinoidea by Jordan and FAcnnann. 

 Genus 184 Ronquilus 



jordani 341 (Ronquil) 

 Fatnilij LXXVII Trichodontida'.- Placed by Jordan and Evermann in their grcuj) Trachi- 

 noidea, with apparent good reason. 

 Genus 185 Trichodon 



trichodon 342 (Sand-fish) 

 Fanuly LXXV I II Sparidce 

 Genus 186 Stenotomus 



chrysops 343 (Porgy: Common Scuj)) 

 Genus 187 Archosargus 



probatocephalus 344 (Sheepshead) 

 Famili/ LXXIX Embiotocidcc. Placed by Joi'dan and E\-ermann in their sub-order 

 Holconoti, of which it is the only family. 

 Genus 188 C,ymatogaster 



aggregatus 345 (Sparada: X'iviparous Perch) 

 Genus 189 Brachyistius 



frenatus 346 (Surf-fish) 

 Genus 190 Amphistichus 



argenteus 347 (Surf-fish) 

 Genus 191 Embiotoca 



jacksoni 348 (Common Surf-fish: Blue Surf-fish) 

 Genus 192 Taeniotoca 



lateralis 349 (Stripeil Surf-fish) 

 Genus 193 Phanerodon 



furcatus 350 (White Sui-f-fish) 

 Genus 194 Damalichthys 



argyrosomus 351 (Porgee) 



'"The relations of the group are uncertain; externally they resemble the Opisthognathida;, liut the relation 

 cannot be close, and the number of vertebrae is greatly increased." Jordan and Evermann. 



^Stated by Boulenger to "agree in the character of the vertebral column with the Serranidae," but "bearing 

 some resemblance to the TracliinidEP, with which they have usually been associated." 



