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teeth of the upper jaw are long, sharp, and rare, in the lower 

 even and crowded. 



First dorsal fin is triangular, with ten spinous rays ; the second 

 dorsal has one spinous and twenty-five soft rays ; the pectorals, 

 thirteen soft rays ; the ventrals, one spine and five soft rays ; the 

 caudal fin has seventeen rays, and has its upper lohe acute, but its 

 lower rounded. 



There is said to be a permanent variety of this fish, Umbrina 

 Coroides, peculiar to South Carolina, which has two spines to 

 the anal fin, and is marked with nine dark vertical bands on 

 the back. 



