5334 — Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called, at Cuba, ‘‘ Grand-goré.”’ 
Le Sargue 4 lignes jaunes, Sargus flavolineatus, Cuv. et VAL., vi. p. 60. 
5. Sargus unimaculatus, Cuv. 
Silvery, grayish towards the back, with twenty narrow, golden, longitudinal bands 
upon each side. Back of the operculum, beneath the lateral line, a blackish spot. The soft 
portion of the dorsal fin, the anal and caudal, yellow; pectorals pale; ventrals blackish. 
Six incisors in the upper jaw, eight in the lower jaw, each of which is notched in the mid- 
dle of its edge. Back of these, in the upper jaw, three rows of small, rounded molars; and 
two rows in the lower. 
D. 13-10. P.14. V.1-5. A.3-10. C.17. Length, 3 to 7 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. - 
Le Sargue unimaculé, Sargus unimaculatus, Cuv. et VAL., vi. p. 62. 
GENUS II. CHRYSOPHRIS, Cuv. 
Round molars on the sides of the jaws, forming at least three rows on the 
upper one ; a few conical or blunt teeth in front. 
1. Chrysophris aculeata, Cuv. 
Body elongated. A short, stout, recumbent spine before the dorsal. When preserved in 
spirits, this species is of a silvery white color, with a slight reddish tint upon the sides, 
which are marked by a score of golden longitudinal lines. The head is very showy, and 
has golden reflections. The suborbitar bones, the dorsal and anal fins, are reddish. The 
ventrals are red. ‘The caudal is gray. 
D. 12-12. P.16. V.1-5. A.3-12. C.17. Length, 22 inches. 
New York, Cuv. 
La Daurade aiguillonnée, Chrysophris aculeata, Cuv. et VaL., vi. p. 137. 
Ge Aculeated Gilt-head, Dexay’s Report, p. 94, pl. 71, fig. 229. 
GENUS III. PAGRUS, Cuv. 
Differs from Chrysophris in having but two rows of small, rounded molar 
teeth in each jaw. 
1. Pagrus argyrops, Lin. 
Body very much compressed at its sides; back gibbous, gradually curving towards the 
tail. General color, beautiful silvery, varying with brown, reddish, and blue. Head 
