. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OP FISHES. 297 259. STENOTOMUS AOULEATUS (Ouvier & Valenciennes). ";; Southern Scup or Porgy. Chrysophrya aculeatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Histoire NatureUe des Poissons, vi, 137, 1830; Charleston, S. C. Stenotmnus aculeatua, Jordan & Evermann, 1898,1347, pi. ccxii. fig. 545; Cape Hatteraa to Texas, Diagnosis.—Very similar to Stenotonms chrysops, the depth somewhat less than .5 length; profile less steep than in the other species; head contained about times in length; eye larger, contained to
. The fishes of North Carolina . Fishes. SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OP FISHES. 297 259. STENOTOMUS AOULEATUS (Ouvier & Valenciennes). ";; Southern Scup or Porgy. Chrysophrya aculeatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Histoire NatureUe des Poissons, vi, 137, 1830; Charleston, S. C. Stenotmnus aculeatua, Jordan & Evermann, 1898,1347, pi. ccxii. fig. 545; Cape Hatteraa to Texas, Diagnosis.—Very similar to Stenotonms chrysops, the depth somewhat less than .5 length; profile less steep than in the other species; head contained about times in length; eye larger, contained to 4 times in head; snout long, .5 length of head; scales in lateral series about 55, in transverse series 23; dorsal rays xii,12, the first spine shortest, the third longest; anal rays iii,ll. Color: dull silvery, {aculeatus, spiny.) This species replaces the common scup southward, and is reported to be common from Cape Hatteras to Texas. It is very similar to other species, and is not distinguished therefrom by fishermen. There appear to be no definite North Carolina records, but the species may undoubtedly be found at Cape Fear, Beaufort, and other Fig. 133. LoNG-SPiNED PoHGY. Otrynter caprinus. Genus OTRYNTER Jordan & Evermann. Long-spined Porgies. Very similar to Stenotomus, but with differences in the structure of the skull and dorsal spines. The antrorse dorsal spine is attached directly to the interneural bone; the third, fourth, and fifth spines are long and filamentous, the third being longer than head. One species. {Otrynter, one who whips, in allusion to the long dorsal spines.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Hugh McCormick, 1865-1941. Raleigh, N. C. : E. M. Uzzell
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