CHiETODONID^. — SPARIAN^. 221 



Pogonias Cuv. General form of Umbrina ; but the 

 caudal is rounded, and there are many cirri on the 

 lower jaw ; anal spine very strong ; ventral large and 

 rounded. 



P. faSciatus. Cuv. pi. 118. 



Micropogon Cuv. Resembles the last ; but the second 

 anal ray is only half as long as the next, and the ven- 

 tral is small and pointed. 



M. luniatus. Cuv. 119. 



3. SuBFAM. SPARIAN^- 



Pectorals always pointed ; caudal forked ; fins naked ; 

 no spines upon the operculum ; the preoperculum ge- 

 nerally smooth ; teeth strong ; canines in the anterior 

 row, and grinders on the sides. 



Chrysophrys. Muzzle rather obtuse ; body broad ; 

 ovate jaws, with conic or obtuse teeth in front, and 

 strong grinders ori the sides. 



Chrysophrys Cuv. Body broad, ovate, attenuated at 

 each end ; head moderate ; dorsal fin emarginate, 

 naked. 



aurata. Cuv. pi. 145. 



'Chrysoblephus Sw. Head very large, broader than the 

 body ; the front obtuse, truncate ; the profile almost 

 vertical ; eyes near the crown, which is elevated and 

 gibbous ; lateral line terminating at the lower side of 

 the tail. 



C. gibbiceps. Cuv. pi. 147. 



Pagrus Cuv. General shape and structure of Chrysophrys ; 

 pectoral fins long ; front high, not gibbous ; the an- 

 terior teeth small and even, each jaw with two rows 

 of molars on each side. 



P. vulgaris. Cuv. pi. 148. 



Argyrops Sw. Body shorter and broader ; anterior 

 dorsal spines terminating in long filaments, 

 spinifer i^ors^. Russ. pi. 101. 



Calamus Sw. Form intermediate between Chrysophrys 

 and Chrysoblepus ; head, very large ; profile abruptly 



