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350 Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 
1. Trachinotus glaucus, Cuv. 
Compressed, ovate. Of a beautiful silvery color ; blue above; on each side, three, four, 
or five narrow, transverse black bands. Dorsal and anal fins blue, very long, and reaching 
to the centre of the tail, which is very widely forked. 
D.6,1-19. P.17. V.1-5. A.2,1-18. C.17. Length, 10 to 18 inches. 
Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Called ‘* Pampano,’’ ‘‘ Pampaneto,’”’ at Havana. 
Chetodon glaucus, Buocu, vt. p. 76, pl. 210. 
Mg ut Glaucus chetodon, Sxaw’s Gen. Zodl., rv. p. 357. 
Le Trachinote glauque, Trachinotus glaucus, Cuv. et Vau., vit. p. 400. 
2. Trachinotus rhomboides, Brocu. 
Rhombic, ovate. Above of a gray or greenish blue color, on the sides white, and on the 
abdomen pale yellow ; the blue of the upper parts breaks into the white of the sides in two 
or three acuminated bars, or fascia, reaching almost to the abdomen. Dorsal, anal, and 
caudal, blue, tinged with yellow at their base ; pectorals and ventrals yellow. 
D.6,1-19. P.18. V.1-5. A.2,1-19. C.17. Length, 20 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Chetodon rhomboides, Brocu, vi. p. 75, pl. 209. 
“ «c Rhomboid Chewtodon, SHaw’s Gen. Zodl., rv. p. 358. 
Le Trachinote rhomboide, Trachinotus rhomboides, Cuv. et Vau., vii. p. 407. 
3. Trachinotus cupreus, Cuv. 
Oblong. Of a copper color, with golden reflections upon the opercula and breast. 
D. 5 or 6, 1-24. P.(?). V.(?). A.2,1-21. C.(?). Length, 44 inches. 
Caribbean Sea, Cuv. 
Le Trachinote cuivré, Trachinotus cupreus, Cuv. et VaL., vu. p. 414. 
4. Trachinotus spinosus, Mireur... 
Body very much compressed, suborbicular ; olive-green on the sides above ; with metallic 
reflections beneath. Seven free spines before the dorsal, and three before the anal fin. 
D.7-19. P.19. V.1-5. A.3-19. C.18. Length, 3 inches. 
New York, Mrreniuu, 
Spinous Dory, Mircnttt, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., 1. pl. 6, fig. 10, no description. 
US «Zeus spinosus, Mrrcnitn, Amer. Month. Mag,, 11. 246, 
Trachinotus spinosus, Spinous Trachinote, DExay’s Report, p. 117. 
Dr. Dekay considers this distinct from the T. fuscus, Cuv. et Vau., vir. p. 410. 
5. Trachinotus argenteus, Cuv. 
Body elevated; height to its length as one to two. Silvery, with blackish at the extrem- 
