105 



Labrus versicolor, Mitcli. Trans. Lit. & Phil. Soc. New 

 York, I. p. 404. pi. 3. fig. 7; Agassiz in Spix. Pise. Brasil. 

 p. 117, tab. 64; DeKav,"New York Fauna, Fish, p, 95, pi, 

 \). fig. 25; Baird, Ninth Smithson. Eeport, p. 333; Holbr. 

 Ichth. IS. Car. p. 175. pL 25. fig. 1. 



Pagrus argy voids;, Guenther, I. p. 472. 



Sargus umbrosus, Giienther, I. 



It is a good fish, and is brou«:ht to the Baltimore markets 

 in small numbers, from the soutliern part of Chesapeake Bay. 



AoAD. Coll. S. I. 



PI^MULOX, Cuv. 



1— H. formosum. 



Sqiiirrel Fish. 



The body is nearly oval, compressed; the back arched; 

 snout produced. The scales are large; largest on the sides of 

 the body, smaller beneath and on the head, extending to the 

 very tips of the pectoral, dorsal and caudal fins. Bluish 

 stripes (10 to 12) on the clieeks, bordered with brown, on a 

 more or less gilded ground; remainder of the body golden 

 grey, without lines. The dorsal fin with its twelve spinous 

 rays, is exceedingly robust and acute, and received into a 

 sheath. Length, 12 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. 12. 15; P. 1. 10; V. 1. 5; A. 3. 0: C. 17. 



H. formosum (Guenther I, p. 305) 



Percaformosa, L. Syst. Kat. I. p. 488. 



Labrus plumier I, Lacep. Ill, p. 480, pi. 2, fig. 2. 



H<Jcmulon formosum, Cuv. & Val. V. p. 230; DeKav, New 

 York Fauna, Fishes, p. 86, pi. 20, fig. 59. 



Also lives in the salt-waters not remote from the Ocean, 

 mouth of the Potomac Eiver, &c. 



Acad. Coll. 



2— H. chrysopteron. 



Yellow-finned Red-mouth. 



In general shape like the Big Porgy, The body is elon- 

 gated, much compressed, sharp and arched along the back,, 

 broader and nearly straight below. The very large head is 

 long, compressed at the sides, narrower below, broad and flat 



