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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
bb. Scales larger, 7 in a vertical series from front of dorsal to lateral line, 9 or 10 in an oblique series; teeth of outer 
series in upper jaw scarcely enlarged; dark spots above lateral line forming continuous streaks nearly as wide 
as interspaces; short vertical bars extending across lateral line; many oblique lines above these; markings 
more regular, though less sharply defined, than in M. undulatus. 
c. Second anal spine moderate, 5 in head; eye small, 6 in head; scales 54 _ . furnieri , 176 
176. Micropogon furnieri (Desmarest). Verrugato; While-mouth Drummer. 
Head 3.25; depth 3.7; eye 5.35; snout 3.25; maxillary 3.2; mandible 2.7; interorbital 3.8; pre- 
orbital 4.6; D. x-i, 30; A. n, 8; pectoral 1.4; ventral 1.9; caudal 1.6; scales 7-51-9. Body elongate, 
with a rather long and slender caudal peduncle; back a little elevated, profile from the eye to the 
dorsal nearly straight, head not large, snout rather long and blunt; mouth small, low, little oblique, 
lower jaw included; teeth small, in a band in each jaw; preopercle serrate with 2 enlarged spines at 
angle; soft dorsal and anal naked; soft dorsal low, with a 1-rowed basal sheath of scales; caudal 
double-truncate, its basal half scaly; base of pectoral with a few scales; dorsal spines very slender, 
sharp; anal very small. 
Color in spirits: Silvery-white, upper half with many oblique bluish bars a little wider than 
interspaces, anteriorly extending across lateral line and becoming wider; a dark opercular spot. 
This species is close to Jlf. undulatus, and is known from Cuba to Surinam; abundant on coast of 
Cuba; recorded by Jordan & Butter from Jamaica; probably not rare in Porto Rico. Our collection 
contains two fine specimens, 7.5 and 10.5 inches long, obtained at San Juan and Arecibo. A good food- 
fish, reaching the length of a foot or more. 
Umbrina furnieri Desmarest, Premiere DOcade Ichth., 22, pi. 2, fig. 3, 1822, Havana. 
? Micropogon argenteus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., V, 218, 1830, Surinam. 
? Micropogon undulatus, Poey, Fauna Puerto-Riquena, 325, 1881; Stahl, 1. c., 77 and 163, 1883. 
Micropogon furnieri, Jordan & Evermann, 1. c., 1462, 1898. 
Genus 101. UMBRINA Cuvier. 
Body moderately elongate; back somewhat arched. Head oblong, with snout thick and protu- 
berant; mouth almost horizontal, of moderate size; preoperculum with its bony margin finely serrate; 
lower jaw with a single thickish barbel. Teeth in villiform bands, outermost in upper jaw somewhat 
enlarged. Anterior dorsal with about 10 spines; anal fin with 2 spines, second not very small. Caudal 
lunate or truncate. Gillrakers normal, but short. Air-bladder well developed. 
This genus contains a considerable number of species, most of them being American. It agrees 
with Scisena in nearly all respects, excepting the presence at the chin of a short, thick barbel. A 
similar barbel is found in the genus Menticirrhus, but notwithstanding the fact that all European writers 
have confounded Menticirrhus with Umbrina, the two genera are not really very closely related. 
a. Dorsal rays only x-i, 25? no crossbands? broussonetii 
aa. Dorsal rays x-i, 26 to 29; serrae of preopercle slender, not notably flattened. 
b. Body with about 9 dark vertical crossbands, besides narrow undulating streaks along rows of scales; second anal 
spine 2.3 in head; pectoral 1.66 coroides, 177 
177. Umbrina coroides Cuvier & Valenciennes. 
Head 3.5; depth 3.5; eye 4.25; snout 3.4; maxillary 3; mandible 2.9; interorbital 4; preorbital 
4.3; I). x-i, 26; A. it, 6; pectoral 1.7; ventral 1.7; caudal 1.4; scales 5-48-10. Body rather elongate, 
back elevated, anterior profile nearly straight save for a slight convexity opposite eye; ventral outline 
nearly straight; caudal peduncle rather long and slender; head small, snout blunt and overhanging 
the small inferior mouth ; teeth in villiform bands in each jaw; maxillary reaching beyond front of 
pupil; chin with a short barbel; snout with pores and clefts; preopercle with 5 teeth; fins small; 
caudal truncate, second anal spine much the longer and stronger. 
Color in spirits: Light below, light-olivaceous above, a silvery luster everywhere; 9 darker cross- 
bars ending about, level of pectoral; faint longitudinal stripes of dark following rows of scales; some 
dark on dorsal, fins otherwise plain. 
This interesting species ranges from southern Florida to the West Indies and Brazil; recorded from 
Indian River, Florida (as U. broussonnetii) , and Jamaica; not uncommon in Porto Rico; our collection 
contains six specimens, 4 to 6 inches long, from Aguadilla, Arroyo, Hucares, and Vieques. 
Umbrina coroides Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., V, 187, 1830, Brazil; Jordan & Evermann, 1. c., 1466, 1898. 
