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CYNOSCION, Gill. 



C. regalis. 



Salt-Water Trout, The Weak-Fish. 



Body elongated, sligbtlj elevated, rather compressed^ and 

 thicker above than below. Head broad behind, narrow at 

 the snout, and slightly arched over the eyes. Pale brown 

 above, with a strong greenish and purple tint, and marked 

 with irregular dusky blotches; belly silvery; ventral and 

 anal fins yellowish. Total length, 16 to 20 inches. 



Fin-rays — D. 9. 1. 29; P. 10; V. 1. 5; A. 1. 13; C. 17. 



Lahrus squeteague, Mitch. Trans. Lit. & Phil. Soc. New 

 York, I, p. 396, pi. 2, fig. G. 



Johnius rerjalis, Holbr. Ichth. S. Car., p. 12*7, pi. 18, fig. 1. 



Otolitlms regalis, Cuv. & Val. V, p 67; DeKay, New York 

 Faun. Fish.,' p. 71, pi. 8, fig. 24; Baird, Ninth Smithson. 

 lleport, p. 329; Guenther, II, >>. 307. 



Sold in considerable numbers in the Baltimore markets, 

 and is brought from the parts of Chesapeake Bay near the 

 Ocean. 



Acad. Coll. S. I. 



rOGONIAS, Cuv. 



P. chromis. 



Big Drum, or Drum-Fish, 



This large fish is oblong, compressed, nearly straight on 

 the belly, thin and much arched on the back. The head is 

 large, slightly prominent between the eyes, and swollen at 

 the sides. There are numerous white barbels at the chin and 

 lower jaw. The dorsal fin is deeply emarginated, and but 

 slightly elevated. Dull silvery, or lead colored, often with 

 a coppery tint; a dusky blotch at the base of the pectoral fin. 

 Total length, 3 to 4 feet. 



Fin-rays — D. 10. 1. 22; P. 18; V. 1. 5. A. 2. 7; C. 17. 



P. chromis, Cuv, & Val., V, p. 206. 



Lahrus chromis. L. Syst. Nat. p. 479. 



Scicena chromis , Bl. Schn. p. 82. 



Pogonathus coi'.rhina, Lacep. Y, p. 121, 



