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CYLINDRIC SCLENA. 



Sciaena Cylindrica. S. cylindrical, flavescens, cingulis pluribus 



fitscis, pinnis maculatis. 

 . Cylindric, yellowish Sciaena, with several dusky girdles, and 



spotted fins. 

 Sciasna cylindrica. Block. 



LENGTH about six inches : habit rather long : 

 head longish : eyes rather prominent, and situated 

 near each other at the upper part of the head : 

 lower jaw rather longer than the upper : scales 

 middle-sized: first dorsal fin dusky; the second, as 

 well as the anal fin and tail, pale yellow spotted 

 with brown : ventral fins plain. Native regions 

 unknown. 



