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Loc— Specimens collected at Indianola, Texas, by John H. Clark, under 
Col. J. D. Graham; at Brazos Santiago, Texas, by the same, under Maj. 
Emory ; at Galveston, Texas, by Dr. Kennerly, under Lt. Whipple ; and at 
St. Joseph's Island, by G. Wurdemann. 
6. Chorinemus LANCEOLATUS. — Body elongated, very much compressed. Head 
constituting the fifth of the total length. Snout elongated and subconical ; 
gape of the mouth oblique ; jaws subequal, lower one longest. Posterior 
extremity of the maxillar bone extending to a vertical line drawn mid- 
way between the pupil and the posterior rim of the orbit. Pectorals and 
ventrals of moderate development ; ventr-als inserted opposite the base of the 
pectorals. 
Loc. — St. Joseph's Island, G. Wurdemann, 
III. CHLOROSCOMBRUS.— Elongated and narrow patches of velvet-like teeth 
on the jaws, vomer and palatine bones. Tongue smooth. Mouth rather small 
and^slightly protractile; its gape being oblique and the tip of the lower jaw 
projecting in front of the upper. Body rather short and deep, scaly ; lateral 
line unarmed, that is not shielded. Pectoral fins falciform. Two small 
spines in advance of the anal fin ; ventrals very small. . A small, horizontal 
spine directed forwards, in advance of the first dorsal. 
To this genus belongs Seriola cosmopolita Cuv., Val., to which the fol- 
lowing one is closely related. 
7. Chloroscombkus caribb^us. — Body deep and rather short, very much 
compressed, with the ventral outline more convex than the back. Peduncle 
of tail exiguous ; caudal fin deeply furcated. Head constituting a little more 
than a fifth of the length. Snout short, slightly protractile, the mouth being 
rather small, its gape very oblique and the lower jaw projecting somewhat 
beyond the upper. Posterior extremity of maxillary extending to a vertical 
line drawn across the anterior rim of the orbit. 
Loc, — St. Joseph's Island, Texas, where specimens were collected by G. 
Wurdemann. 
IV. DOLIODON. — Head small; snout bluntly rounded, with the mouth 
situated beneath it. Mouth small ; velvet-like teeth upon the jaws and front of 
the vomer ; none on the palatines and tongue. Body rather short, minutely 
scaly ; lateral line armed. Dorsal and anal spines united together by a mem- 
brane and contiguous to the soft and articulated portion of these fins. 
The type of this genus is Lichia Carolina of Dekay; and Zeus spinosus of 
Mitchill will constitute a second species. 
V. CARANGUS. — Narrow patches of velvet-like teeth on the palatines, front 
of vomer and upper jaw, which is moreover provided with an external row of 
small ones of a conical and serated form. The lower jaw having but one row 
of the latter kind. Profile of head more or less rounded or convex. A small 
horizontal spine directed forwards in advance of the first dorsal. Two spines 
in advance of the anal. Pectoral fins elongated and falciform. Lateral line 
shielded along the flanks and peduncle of the tail. 
To this genus we refer, 1. Caranx carangus, Cuv., Val., under the name 
of Carangus escidentiis, G. ; 2. Caranx chrysos ; 3. C.fallax; 4. C.pisquetus; 
5. C. bartholomcei, of the same authors ; 6. C. defensor, of Dekay ; 7. C. 
falcatus, and 8. C. richardi, of Holbrook. 
VI. GOBIONELLUS.— Body generally elongated, scaly. Two dorsal fins ; 
anal fin nearly as long as the second dorsal. Caudal fin elongated and 
pointed. 
Under this denomination will come Gohius lanceolatus, G. hacalaus, G. 
smaragdus and G. hrasiliensis. 
8. GoBioNELLus HASTATus. — Head contained about seven times in the total 
length. Snout anteriorly, rounded, jaws subequal ; gape of mouth oblique ; 
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