326 ~—- Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 
Perca marina capite striato, Grunt, Caressy’s Hist. Carol., 1. pl. 6, fig. 1. 
Perca formosa, Lin., Sys. Nat. (12th edit.), p. 488. 
La Belle Gorette (Hemulon formosum, Cuv., Perca formosa, L., Labre Plumierien, Lacep.), Cuv. et VAL.. 
v. p. 230. 
Hemulon formosum, Squirrel-fish, Dexay’s Report, p. 86, pl. 20, fig. 59. 
2. Hemulon chrysopteron, Cuv. 
Silver-colored ; darker above ; obscure dark stripes upon the head. The ventrals and anal 
are tinged with yellow and orange. ‘The other fins are of a brown horn-color. 
D.12-15. P. 17. V.1-5. A.3-9. C.153. Length, 11 inches. 
New York, Cuv., Dexay. South Carolina, Carrssy. 
Perca marina gibbosa cinerea, Margate-fish, Catespy’s Hist. Carol., mu. pl. 2, fig. 1. 
Perca chrysoptera, Lin., Sys. Nat. (12th edit.), p. 488. 
La Gorette & nageoires fauves, Hemulon chrysopteron, Cuv. et VAL., v. p. 240. 
Hemulon chrysopteron, Yellow-finned Red-mouth, Dexay’s Report, p. 85, pl. 7, fig. 22. 
8. Hemulon elegans, Cuv. 
Yellow, with seven or eight silvery lines upon each side, which are continued on to the 
head ; those towards the back irregular and more separated. Lips bright red. Ventrals 
orange. Pectorals rose-colored. Dorsal, anal, and caudal, olive. 
D. 12-16. P.17. V.1-5. A.3-9. C.17. Length, 7 or 8 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv.- 
Called ‘‘ Ronco,’’ at Porto Rico; at St. Domingo, ‘‘ Crocro gueule-rouge.”’ 
Anthias formosus, Bu., p. 323. 
La Gorette élégante, Hemulon elegans, Cuv. et VAL., v. p. 227. 
4. Hemulon canna, Cuv. 
Silvery, obliquely rayed with fifieen or sixteen wide brown bands. Fins more or less 
orange or brown. 
D. (2). P.(?). V- (2). A-(?)- C.(?)- Weight, 14 pounds. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
” 
Called ‘* Canne-canne,’”’ at Martinique. 
La Gorette canne-canne, Hemulon canna, Cuv. et VAL., v. p. 233. 
5. Hemulon xanthopteron, Cuv. 
Golden, with oblique steel-colored lines. Two horizontal brown lines above and beneath 
the lateral line. Pectorals yellow. A row of conical and pointed teeth in each jaw; the 
anterior, in the upper jaw, the larger. ‘The second and third anal spine very stout. 
D. 12-14. P.18. V.1-5. A.3-9. C.17. Length, 13 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
La Gorette 4 nageoires jaunes, Hemulon xanthopteron, Cuy. et VAL., v. p. 234, 
