120 



the cliiii. Body silvery, slightly shaded above, and marked 

 with numerous minute, dusky spots, generally disposed 

 without order, though rarely continent, representing inter- 

 rupted lines : these spots disappear helnw the plane of tlie 

 pectoral fins, and leave the belly white. 



Fin-rays:— 1). lOJ.l^v; P. 14; Y. !.:>: A. 2.S : (\ 17. 



3[. undnhdus. Gnenther JI. p. 271: Oatesby. Ciirol. H, 

 p. W^ tab. o, fig. 1. 



I'crca muhihifa, L. 8yst. Nat. p. 48o. 



ScUena crolcer, Lacep. IV, pp. IJOU, iJU, :)1(;. 



^nrropoijon )in(hdatiis, Cuv. cV' A'al. \, p. 211): DeKay, 

 Xew York Fauna, Fish, p. SI: H(dbr. Tchth. S. Car.. }>. 

 14(;, pi. 21, fig. 1. 



Ih'ought to the Baltimore markets from the southern 

 part of Chesapeake r>ay. it occurs in .Siue])nxent Bay, and 

 is much valued tor food. In tSouth Carolina they call it 

 "Tiie Croaker." 



Ac All. Coll. 8. 1. 



LARIMUS. Cuv. 6: Val. 

 Tj. fasctatu.^. 



The Banded Drum. 



This fish is very similar to Poijonias cltroinis, as well in 

 form, as in its individual parts. The ground color of the 

 whole animal is silvery, more or less shaded along the head 

 and back above : the sides are marked with several vertical 

 dusky ])ars, more or less distinct : the belly i« white. 



Fin-rays:— 1). 10.1.22; P. 17; A'. 1.5; A. 2.7: C. 17. 



L. f(isci(itv!<, Lacej) III, p. \?u ; Cuv. c^' Val. V. p. 210, 

 pi. 118; DgKay, New York Fauna, Fish, ]). 81, \\\. 14, {\^^. 

 40; Holbr. Ichth. S. Car. p. 118, pi. If., fig. 1. 



Labru-'i (jnuiniens, Mitch. Traus. Lit. t'v' Phil. Soc. New 

 \"ork, I, p. 405, pi. 3, fig. o. 



It is quite numerous in the bays along the ocean coast, and 

 an excellent article of food. It feeds, like Por/oni(is chromic, 

 on molluscous and crustaceons animals. 



Ac AD. Coll. 



