1 2r, 



Lahrusi fnIvo-7it(n-uhff>r,ii, i\Iitcli. 'ri-an>. Plii!. Soc. Kow 

 York, I, p. 4(H;. 



Ha'iiiulou fidvo-iiHU-nlainin, DoKay, New \\n-k I'^iuna, 

 Fisli, p. 84, ]il. 7, li.t;-. l^: iloll)!'. Iclillivol. S. (■ar. ].. ir)T, 

 pi. 22, fig, 2. 



Prisfipoiiia/nlvo-mticiihif inii , ( iiiciitlK-i', 1, j). *(ll. 



Occurs ill tlic salt wat(M- (tf tin' Liwmm' jiait of (/li(>'.a])eiikf 

 Hav. and is iiiucii t'sii^euicil iVn" Inoil. 



Acad, i'oll. S i 



XXXI.— SEKRAXID/l-:. 



OEXTIIOPTSTLS. Cuv. 



C. ATRARTU.^. 



The Black Will, Black Fisli, Biack Peicli, or Sea 



Basis. 



The titi'iii is someAvhat ol)loiig, Init when its (■a]iacIoiis 

 mouth and lara;t' gill-opcuiiigs are cxtciKhMl, it a|»[)ears nearly 

 triangular. The very hirgo head is nioi'c oi' less elevated, 

 but descends i-apidly towards the tail. JScah'S large. Very va- 

 riable in color, l)ut generally duslvV-hrown. Each scale has 

 a duslvv nuxrgin with a trans]jarent spot in the middle, that 

 allows the hlack skin to he- seen nnd(M' it. 



Fin-rays:— D. ]0. 11: P. IS: Y. I. 5: A. :!. 7: ('. 17. 



C. atrorius, Gnenther 1, p. SO. 



Ferca atrdria, L. Syst. Nat. 1, p. 485. 



Cory2)luL'na nigrescent, Bl. fSchn., p. 2!*7. 



Ferca raria, Mitchill Report^ p. 1(1. 



Lutjanus trilolms, Lacep, IV, p. 240. 



Centropridis nigricans, Cuv. t'C' Val., Ill, ]). ;57, ]il. 44: De- 

 Kay, New York Fauna; Fish, p. 24. j)l. 2, lig. tJ. 

 — rufns, Cuv. & Yal., lY, p. 47. 



■ — atrarius, Hollir. Ichth. S. (ar., p. 45, pi. 7, tig. 2. 

 This is a well known lish to the market people, .'ind is 



