740 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 



" This species is not very abundant, although specimens are 

 not difficult to, procure, if search is made for them where fishing 

 is actively carried on." 



S. ocellata, L. {Perca, Corvina, Sdeenops.) Redfish. Bed Bass. Chan- 

 nel Bass. Red Horse. 

 - Grayish silvery, iridescent; scales with dark spots; at least 

 one spot on caudal ; pectorals short ; teeth in both jaws in broad 

 bands ; preopercle serrate ; outer teeth in upper jaw considerably 

 enlarged. Dorsal rays, X — I, 25 ; anal rays, II, 8 ; lateral- 

 line scales, 50 ; attains 20 to 50 pounds. 



"An occasional visitor to our waters, and seldom met with but 

 as a straggler with other sciesenoids." 



LIOSTOMUS, Lac. 



L. xanthurus, Lac. {Saisena, Mugil, obliquus.) Spot. La Fayette. 

 Oldwife. Goody. 



Bluish above, silvery gray below, with fifteen dark, oblique 

 bands ; fins plain, caudal not yellow ; profile steep, snout blunt ; 

 anal spines small ; teeth feeble, permanent in upper jaw only. 

 Dorsal rays, X, I, 32 ; anal rays, II, 12 ; lateral-line scales, 60 ; 

 length, 12 inches. 



" This is a well-known species, visiting the coast in summer, 

 and in great numbers. It is ^nown at Cape May as the ' Cape 

 May Goody.'" 



The variety obliquus has bars and spots, and is probably old 

 adults ; the var, xanthurus is plain, hence following note : 



"Liostomus obliquus. 



" This is not as common a species as the preceding, but is 

 occasionally met with in large numbers. During the summer of 

 1865 many were taken near Barnegat, and the writer saw them 

 exposed for sale in the Trenton fishrmarket." — [C. C. A.J 



MIOROPOGON, Ouv. & Val. 

 M. undulatus, L. {Perca, lineatua.) Croaker. 



Bright grayish silvery; sides and back with narrow undu- 

 lating lines of dots, three lines of dots along base of dorsal ; 

 head long ; preopercle serrate or spiny ; second anal spine weak ;. 

 lower jaw toothless ; teeth weak in upper jaw. Dorsal rays, X,. 



