Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 277 
Dii4; 17. Phils.  Valebe Anshan: 17;. Length, 10 to 12 inches. 
Found with the L. Americana, Dexay. 
Lucio-perca grisea, Gray Pike-perch, DEKay’s Report, p. 19. 
GENUS VI. HURO, Cov. 
Have all the characters of the Perch, properly so called, except that the 
preoperculum is not indented. 
1. Huro nigricans, Cuv. 
Above, of an olive-brown, changing into yellowish white on the belly, and along the cen- 
tral ridge of each scale is a line of the same color with the upper parts, giving it a striped 
appearance on the sides. The first dorsal fin is smaller than that of the Perch , and is placed 
at a considerable distance in front of the second. The anal fin is somewhat larger in pro- 
portion. 
DN6; 2-125 Ps. Vado. A. S=Tle 1. 17 Cove et View Length, 16 inches. 
DIG 2/8. Pais. Vato Asem Oui, URreean nae 
Lake Huron, Ricuarpson, Cuy. 
Le Huron, Huro nigricans, Cuv. et VAL., 11. p. 124, fig. 17. 
u “ Huron, Ricu., Fauna Boreal. Americ., ur. p. 4. 
. £ Black Bass of the Huron, Jarpine, Nat. Lib., 1., Perches, p. 108, pl. 6. 
3 Ws Black Huron, DEKay’s Report, p. 15. 
GENUS VII. SERRANUS, Cov. 
Have the preoperculum denticulated, and the bony operculum terminated 
with one or two points, and long and pointed teeth distributed in a greater or 
less number among the smooth teeth of the lower jaw. 
1. Serranus morio, Cuv. 
Brownish above, reddish beneath. The extremities of the maxillaries, the lower jaw, and 
the branchial membrane, red. The spinous portion of the dorsal is of a deeper color than 
the soft portion. The caudal is brown; the anal is dark orange, margined with brown ; the 
pectorals are orange-colored, and the ventrals are ornamented with large red spots. 
DaL=VWa Ps @)s  Vin(2). AeS=9) Cer Length, 30 inches. 
New York, Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called «* Négre,” at St. Domingo. 
Le Mérou négre d’Amérique, Serranus morio, Cuy. et VAL., 11. p, 285. 
oh * Dekay’s Report, p. 23. 
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