Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 1209 



PBIOMODBS: 



. Scales large, 42 to 55 in the lateral line. 



b. Scales on cheek very large, in about 5 series; dorsal spines not quite equal, the fourth 



longest, about twice length of tke ninth. 

 r. Teeth of jaws unusually small, the canines scarcely differentiated; lower teeth in 



one series; lower jaw little projecting. 



:l. Head long, 2% in length ; preorbital narrow, % eye; angle of preopercle slightly 

 projecting; vertex scaly, the sern minute and equal; gill rakers long and 

 slender, x + 10, the longest half eye; dorsal spines weak, flexible, l..w; 

 caudal deeply lunate; pectorals long and narrow. Color dusky brownish, 

 paler below, a series of about 7 ill-defined dusky blotches along lateral 

 line; lining of opercle largely black, this appearing externally as a dusky 

 blotch; vertical fins transparent, with minute dark specks; no sharp mark- 

 ings on body or fins. JEQUIDENS, 1595. 

 cc. Teeth unusually strong, 3 or 4 on each side in upper jaw as large as the largest 

 lateral teeth; jaws equal; preorbital extremely narrow, not % width of pupil ; 

 preopercle very sharply serrate; gill rakers short, slender, x + 10; caudal 

 forked. Color plain olivaceous; fins all pale; sides with about G faint dark 

 cross bands, more or less confluent along lateral line. FUSCULUS, 1596. 

 bb. Scales on cheek moderate, in about 8 series; body oblong, heavy anteriorly; dorsal 

 outline a little elevated, the profile almost straight; eyes very large, as long as 

 snout; lower jaw not projecting; canines small; mouth large; preorbital narrow ; 

 gill rakers short, about x + 10; dorsal spines strong, the fourth highest, 2% in 

 head, a little longer than longest soft ray; dorsal fin not notched; soft dorsal a 

 little scaly; caudal deeply lunate; pectorals long. Color light brownish, -with 

 lighter blotches and faint dusky bars; a very conspicuous, sharply defined, verti- 

 cal white bar extending upward on each side from just before vent; fins pale. 



PHCEBE, 1597. 



bl,l>. Scales on the cheek very small, in 10 to 12 series; second anal spine about as long as 

 fourth dorsal spine. Body oblong, not elevated; snout sharp; lower jaw much 

 projecting, its tip entering the profile; teeth rather strong; gill rakers short and 

 few, x + 8. Dorsal continuous, the spines low, the longest 3 in head; caudal 

 somewhat lunate. Color light olivaceous, with 12 irregular, broad, dark-brown 

 bands extending to below the lateral line, appearing again at level of base of 

 pectorals as a series of rounded blotches; two pale streaks or rows of blotches 

 extending from snout through eye and backward; a broad brown streak from eye 

 to upper angle of opercle; a dark spot at base of ventrals, one or more below base 

 of pectorals, and one in front of the latter; caudal dark brown at base, reticu- 

 lated with irregular, narrow, light-blue lines, these marks most distinct on outer 

 rays; a large double blotch at base of caudal; anal and ventrals marked with 

 brownish-yellow spots; upper part of soft dorsal sharply spotted with dark brown. 



FA8CIATU8, 1598 ; BULLEBI, 1599. 



MENTIPERCA (menlum, chin; perca, perch): 

 art. Scales small, the lateral line with GO to 75 in its course. 



c. Lower jaw not very strongly projecting. 



/. Body covered with irregular, inky-black spots and bands. Body long and low, the head 

 low and sharp, the lower jaw projecting; scales on cheek in 10 or 12 rows; teeth 

 small; gill rakers very short, x + 7; dorsal low, not notched; caudal forked. 

 Color brownish above, tho sides yellowish, everywhere above, below, and on fins 

 covered with irregular, inky-black spots, blotches, ami bands, the latter m< etin^ 

 around the belly; pectorals and anal plain; abroad ring around base of caudal, 

 and many irregular spots around bases of ventrals and pectorals; numerous black 

 spots on dorsalsand caudal; one of those on front of spinous dorsal very conspic- 

 uous. TIGBINUS, 1600. 

 Jf. Body not covered with conspicuous, inky-black spots and bands. 



g. Back with 3 or more large, conspicuous blotches of yellowish white. Body more 

 elongate than in related species; lower jaw slightly projecting; scales on 

 cheeks in 11 series; dorsal spines low, fifth the longest, 2% in head; caudal 

 strongly lunate; pectorals and veutrals short. Color brownish red above, 



