89 



Hem'driptcrnjs aviericanus , Cuv. & Val. IV, p. 268; pi. 84: 

 Storer, Eep. Mass. p. 23; DeKay, New York Fauna, Fishes, 

 p. 56; pi. 6; fig. 16; Cuv. Regne Anim. 111. Poiss. pi. 22; 

 fig. 1; Guenther, II, p. 143. 



This species has occurred a few times in the seines hauled 

 near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay and on the sea coast; 

 but it must be in general rare in Maryland. It belongs more 

 particularly to the coast of New England. 



XXII-l 



TAUTOGA, Mitch. 



T. onitis. 



Black-fish, or New York Taitog. 



Body elongate, compressed, and highest just above the dor- 

 sal fin; scales small, adherent; verv Bniall on the top of the 

 head; lips thick and very fleshy. The color is remarkably 

 varied, but generally black, deep black or bluish-black; fre- 

 quently pale bluish, with irregular bands of a deeper hue; 

 lips, lower jaw and abdomen lighter, sprinkled with black 

 points. Length, 6 to 18 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 17, 10: P. 17; V. 1, .V. A. 3, 8; C. 14. 



T. onitis, Guenther III, p. 88. 



Lahrus onitis, L. Syst. Nat. 1, p. 478; Lacep. Ill, \>. 501. 



— americanus, Storer, Syn., p. 137. 



Tautoya nigra, Mich. Report Fish. New York, 1814, p. 23. 



Lahrus tautoga, Mitch, in Lit. cV' Phil. Trans. New York, 

 1, p. 398, pi. 3, fig. 1. 



Tautoga nigra, Cuv. tv Val. XIII, p. 293; DeKay, New 

 York Fauna, Fishes, p. 175; pi. 14; fig. 39. 



Caught on the ocean coast of Worcester county, and around 

 the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Feeds on mud crabs and 

 shell -fish. 



Acad. Coll. 8. I. 



P. faber. 



XXIil— EPHIPFIDi:. 

 PAIIEPHIPPUS, Gill. 



dipPUSa 



Form regularly oval; its height to its total length as four 

 to seven; scales moderately large, ascending more than two- 



