44 Goode and Bean—East-coast Fishes. 
24. Stenotomus argyrops (Linné) Gill. 4 
The northern range of the scup is extended to Thatcher’ 
fiend off Cape Ann, where it has recently been taken in con- 
siderable Bee! by Captain Webb. : 
25. Sargus Holbrookii Bean. a 
Six epeclmens of this new species, from Savannah Bank, 
were sent to the United States National Museum, March 29, 
1878, by Mr. ee Numerous individuals apparently be: 
longing to the same species were collected at Beaufort, North 
i 1. The interorbital area is slightly less than one and 4 
half times the long diameter of eye. The length of snout is one 
tenth of total length and about equals that of mandible. 
eye is contained nearly four and one-fifth times in length 
ea 
The longest dorsal spine is spe nee from eight and on 
half to ten times in total len bod 
The distance of anal from sn adit is contained one and fi 
eighth times in total length. Longest anal spine equals on 
twelfth 6 Besa length. 
e of middle caudal rays equals that of snout. 
The ee of pectoral from snout is contained three and 
one-half times, and its length about three times in total length. 
The distance of ventral from snout slightly exceeds the 
length of pectoral. Length of ventral averages nearly one 
fifth of total length. 3 
Radi ~ tea B. vi; D. xii, 18-14; A. iii, 18-14; PB a 
15-16; 2 
Suse "5.60 to 62-16. 
Teeth: eight incisors in each jaw, their greatest width eqalll 
to half their length. Three rows of molars above, two below, 
with sometimes a tendency to increase the nu umber of rows, 
Wks a full description, see Proc. U. S. National ae 
26. Ehomboplites aurorubens (Cuv. and Val.) Gill. a 
A specimen of this species, hitherto known only from the 
West Indies was secured in May from Mr. C. C. Lesley, of 
' * This length is the basis of ison for all my t of this species. 
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