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neck and above the pectorals, where they are crowd- 

 ed ; the head, the opercula, and the snout are co- 

 vered with scales, which are not detached like those 

 of the sides of the body ; the base of the second dor- 

 sal and of the caudal are scaly between the rays ; 

 lateral line curved above the pectorals, straight and 

 oblique towards the anal; colour of the head, back, 

 tail aud fins grayish-silvery- blue; abdomen white 

 on the thoracics, the anal, at the base of the pectorals 

 and upon the opercula. 



B. 6.— P. 16.— D. 9.— 33.— T. i.— 5.— A. 2.-8. 

 — C. 19 4-4. 



This species arrives at a considerable magnitude ; 

 the individuals we examined measured from 18 to 24 

 inches in total length. 



3. S. multifasciata. Dorsal very long, emargi- 

 nate, anterior part high, triangular, posterior part ve- 

 ry low, long, equal, and half the height of the ante- 

 rior portion; 15 to 16 narrow, oblique, cinerous 

 bands. 



Inhabits East Florida. 



Body compressed, subeliptic, elongated ; head ar- 

 quated ; back slightly arquated ; no teeth upon the 

 preoperculum, or spines upon the operculum ; ytecto- 

 vols and thoracics pointed ; anal quadrangular ; can- 

 dal lunulated ; dorsal, anterior part a little before the 

 pectorals; eye round, large, distant from the front; 

 jaws subequal, the opening of the mouth large, hori- 

 zontal, the angle not extending beyond the eye; 

 teeth very small, like those of cards ; snout obtuse, 



