324 Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 
South Carolina, Drexay. 
L’Ombrine coroide, (wheeler coroides, Cuvy. et VAL., v. p. 187, pl. 117. 
ts Southern ines fish, Dexay’s Report, p. 79, pl. 72, fig. 231. 
4. Umbrina Broussonnettii, Cuv. 
One fourth as high as long. Barbel short and pointed. All the teeth velvety. Preoper- 
cular teeth well marked. Dorsal spines slender. 
D. 10, 1-25. P.(2). V.(2?). A-2-6. C.(?). Length, (2). 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
L’Ombrine de Broussonnet, Umbrina Broussonnettii, Cuy. et Vau., v. p. 187. 
GENUS VIII. POGONIAS, Lacep. 
Resembles the Umbrinz, but instead of a single barbule under the jaw, there 
are several. 
1. Pogonias chromis, Lacep. 
Large ; body compressed and deep. Brownish bronze, varying from blackish to reddish. 
A black spot behind the pectorals. Ten or eleven cirrhi suspended from about the chin. 
D.9,1-22. P.18. V.6. A.2-7. C. 173. Length, 24 inches. 
New York, Mrreniix, Cuv., Dexay. New York to Florida, Dexayv. 
Labrus chromis, Lin. 
Sciena fusca, Black Drum, Sciena gigas, Red Drum, Mircumt, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y.. 
1. pp. 409, 412, pl. 5, fig. 10. 
Le grand Pogonias, Pogonias chromis, Cuy. et Vat., v. p. 206. 
fe Big Drum, DeKay’s Report, p. 80. 
2. Pogonias fasciatus, Lacrp. 
Dusky, banded with four or five blackish vertical bands. ‘The fishermen suppose this spe- 
cies to be the young of the preceding. 
B.7. D.10-23. P.17. V.6. A.7. €.19. Length, 7 inches. 
New York, Mrrcurzx. South Carolina, Dexay. 
Called ‘‘ Grunter,’? ‘* Young Drum,’’ ‘‘ Grunts,’’ ‘‘ Young Sheepshead.” 
Labrus grunniens, Grunts, Mircai1, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., 1. p. 405, pl. 3, fig. 3. 
Le Pogonias & bandes (Pogonias fasciatus, Lacep.), Cuv. et VaL., v. p. 210, pl. 118. 
Pogonias fasciatus, Witson, Encyclop. Brit., Art. Ichthyology, p. 176, pl. 299, fig. 13. 
aE ce Banded Drum, Dexay’s epore p. 81, pl. 14, fig. 40. 
GENUS IX. MICROPOGON, Cvv. 
The prominent snout and general form of Umbrina, with a few scarcely 
apparent cirrhi or barbules under the lower jaw. Preoperculum dentated, 
