256 VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 



SCOPELID^. 

 SAND PIKE ; LIZARD FISH. Sinodus foetens, (L.) Gill. 



ENGRAULIDID.E. 



ANCHOVY.. Stolephorus brownii, (Gmelin) J. and G. 



MITCHILL'S ANCHOVY. Stolephorus mitchillii, (C and Y.) J. and G. 



DOROSOMATID.E. 

 GIZZARD SHAD ; HICKORY SHAD. Dorosoma cepedianum, (Le S.) Gill 



CLUPEIDiE. 



MENHADEN ; BUG FISH. Brevoortia menhaden, (Mitch.) Gill. 



SHAD. Clupea sapidissima, Wilson. 



THREAD HERRING; MENHADEN. Opisthonema thrissa, (Csbeck) Gill. 



BRANCH HERRING. Clupea vernalis, Mitch. 



HICKORY SHAD ; FALL SHAD. Clupea mediocris, Mitchill. 



GLUT HERRING ; BLUE-BACK. Clupea asestivalis, .Mitchill. 

 ? COMMON HERRING ; " WHITEBAIT " (Young.) Clupea harengus, L. 

 ? ROUND HERRING. Etrumeus teres, (DeKay) Crunther. 



ELOPID.E. 



TARPUM; JEW-FISH. Megalops thrisoides, (Bloch and Schneider) Giinther. 

 BIG-EYED HERRING. Elops saurus, L. 



ALBULID.E. 

 ? LAD Y^FISH ; BONE.FISH. Albula vulpes, (L.) Goode. 



ORDEPv PLECTOSPONDYLI. PLECTOSPONDYLOUS FISHES. 



A large group of fishes, with normal mouths and gills, but with the 

 first four vertebree much modified. They are mainly inhabitant of fresh 

 water, and abound alike in large rivers and tiny brooks. They vary 



