SPAROID FISHES OF AMERICA AND EUROPE. ATT 
with the types of J. chrysargyreum, the former name having been 
given to the young. Specimens are in the Museum at Cambridge from 
Havana and St. Thomas. In the British Museum, we have seen exam- 
ples from Trinidad (types), St. Croix, and Fernando de Noronha. 
46. HHMULON RIMATOR. (Tom-tate; Redmouth Grunt; Cesar.) 
Heamutlon chrysopteron, Cuv. & Val., v, 1830, 240 (brought by Milbert from New York; 
erroneously identified with Perca chrysoptera L., which is an Orthopristis) ; 
DeKay, New York Fauna, Fishes, 1842, 85, pl. vu, f. 22 (New York market) ; 
Holbrook, Ichth. 8. Car., 121, 1860 (Charleston). 
Hemulon chrysopterum, Giinther, 1, 313, 1859 (Jamaica; Trinidad). 
Bathystoma chrysopterum, Putnam, Bull. M. C. Z., 13, 1863 (name only). 
Diabasis chrysopterus, Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. N. A., 1883, 553; Bean, Cat. Fish. 
London Exh., 1883, 58 Peataieoiny: 
— Hemulon quadrilineatum, Holbrook, Ichth. 8. Car., 1860, 195 (Charleston; not of Cuv. 
& Val.). 
Hamulon ? caudimacula, Poey, Syn. Pisce. Cub., 1875, 47 (Cuba; not of Cuv. & Val.). 
Hamulon parre, Poey, Enum. Pisce. Cub., 1875, 47 (not Diabasis parre Desm.). 
Diabasis aurolineatus, Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. 8. N. M. 1882, 276, 307 (Pensacola) ; 
ibid, 1882, 602 (Charleston) ; Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. N. A., 973, 1883; 
Bean, Cat. Fishes London Exh., 1883, 58 (Pensacola); Jordan, Proc. U.S. 
N. M. 1884, 126 (Key West; not Hamulon aurolineatum Cuy. & Val.). 
Hemulon rimator (Jordan & Swain, Ms.), Bean, oe U.S. N. M. 1884, 158 (Jamaica) ; 
Jordan & Swain, 1. c., 308. 
Habitat: West Indies; North Carolina to Trinidad; apparently more 
abundant on our South Atlantic coast than southward. 
Etymology: Rimator, inquirer. 
This species is very common about Charleston, where it is one of the 
most abundant food-fishes. About Pensacola and Key West the adult 
are less numerous, but at the latter place the young swarm everywhere 
about the wharves and shores. At Key West it is known as “ Tom- 
tate.” From its small size (rarely a toot in length) it is held in low 
esteem, and is not often brought into the market. It was not observed 
by Prof. Jordan at Havana. A specimen in our collection, sent by Prof. 
S. E. Meek from the New York market, is said to be from North Carolina. 
The synonymy of this species has been much confused, although most 
of the confusion has been unnecessary. The name chrysopterum has 
been generally applied to the present species. This name comes from 
the Perca chrysoptera of Linnzeus. This Perca chrysoptera was based 
on a specimen sent from Charleston by Dr. Garden. This specimen is 
still preserved in London, and it belongs, according to Dr. Bean, who 
_has examined it, to the species called by Cuvier Pristipoma fulvomacu- 
_latum. This species should therefore be known as Orthopristis chrysop- 
_terus. With this Perca chrysoptera Linneus wrongly associates the 
- margate-fish of Catesby, which is Hamulon album. Cuvier has identi- 
fied both Catesby’s fish and the Linnean Perca chrysoptera with the 
' present species, which he calls Hamulon chrysopteron. It is evident 
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