34 8 Bass, Pike, and Perch 



of eye ; snout long and pointed ; teeth strong, conical ; anterior 

 teeth enlarged, 2 or 3 on each side in the upper jaw, and 3 or 4 

 on each side in the lower ; molars in 3 series in the upper, and 

 2 in the lower jaw ; dorsal fin single with slender spines. 



Calamus calamus. The Saucer-eye Porgy. Body oblong, elevated 

 more than the other porgies ; head 3! ; depth 2 ; eye 3f ; scales 

 9-54-16; D. XII, 12; A. Ill, 10 ; anterior profile steep; out- 

 line of snout slightly curved ; mouth small, maxillary not reach- 

 ing front of eye; outer teeth strong, 10 or 12 in number, the 

 outer one in each jaw, on each side, caninelike ; dorsal spines 

 rather strong. 



Calamus proridens. The Little-head Porgy. Body oblong and 

 much elevated; head 3^5 depth 2$; eye 4; scales 9-58-16; D. 

 XII, 12; A. Ill, 10 ; anterior profile steep and straight; mouth 

 moderate, maxillary scarcely reaching front of eye; anterior 

 teeth of outer series slightly longer and more robust than those 

 of the cardiform band ; on each side of the upper jaw one of 

 these teeth becomes much enlarged, caninelike, directed ob- 

 liquely forward and downward, and strongly curved, the upper 

 surface concave ; there are usually 7 teeth of the outer series 

 between these two canines ; no evident accessory series of 

 molars; dorsal spines slender and high. 



Calamus arctifrons. The Grass Porgy. Body oblong, but little 

 elevated; head 3^ ; depth 2|; eye4|; scales 6-48-13 ; D. XII, 

 12; A. Ill, 10; anterior profile unevenly curved, very convex 

 before the eye ; head narrow above ; dorsal outline not forming 

 a regular arch ; a rather sharp angle at nape ; preorbital deep ; 

 canine teeth, 8 in upper jaw and 10 in lower. 



THE JOLT-HEAD PORGY 



(Calamus bajonado) 



This is the largest and most abundant of the 

 porgies. It was described by Bloch, in 1801, 

 who named it bajonado, after the Cuban name 

 given by Parra in his " Natural History of Cuba." 



