. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. l! <* TT lii'.. 43^ CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICIITIIVOLOGY—ly very imrnerous in all warm seas, most of tbem valued for food. As her underHtood, this genus includes a considerable variety of forms, diflerinrr iu the dentition and in the shape of the body. Its nieirbers sccin how ever, to form an almost unbroken series from one extreme to another {xdpa, head. "A causede I'espece de prominence que presente leur tite de la force de cette parti j, de I'eclat dont ello brille, et d'ailUMirs jKuir annoncer la sort
. Synopsis of the fishes of North America [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. l! <* TT lii'.. 43^ CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICIITIIVOLOGY—ly very imrnerous in all warm seas, most of tbem valued for food. As her underHtood, this genus includes a considerable variety of forms, diflerinrr iu the dentition and in the shape of the body. Its nieirbers sccin how ever, to form an almost unbroken series from one extreme to another {xdpa, head. "A causede I'espece de prominence que presente leur tite de la force de cette parti j, de I'eclat dont ello brille, et d'ailUMirs jKuir annoncer la sorte de puissance et do domination quo plusieuris osseux de ce genre exercent sur un grand uonibre des poissoDs que frcqucuteut les rivages" Lac6pede). Our species may be divided aa follows: o. Teeth present, Hiiiall, nearly uniform, or the outer somewhat enlarged; no canines (*>/«>• meeker.) h. Body fuHifonn, elongate crumcnophthalmui. bh. Body ovate or subfuKiform. (!. Dejith oue-third or less than one-third the length to base caudal. piHqiwtue; cahallm; cihi. cc. Depth more than one-third the length bcaui; fakatm aa. Teeth unequal; lower jaw with small canines. {Carangun) faUax; hipput, a. Teeth present, small, nearly uniform; the outer row sometimes enlarged; no cuuiniH, {Stlar* Bloeker.) ft. Body fusiform, eWgate. (TrachuropB G\]\,) 684. C. crumenophthalmus (Bloch) hac.—Goggler; Big-ciivd Send. Bluish olive above, silvery below, a faint opercular spot. Body ob- long-elongate, little compressed, the back not elevated. Head elongate, rather pointed, the lower jaw projecting; maxillary reaching i)ast tlio front of the eye, which is very large, longer than snout, about 3 in head. Eye much deeper than the cheeks and greater than the interorbital width. A single series of small teeth in enijli jaw; very weak teeth on vomer and palatines; a patch of teeth on tongue. Shoulder-girdle near isthmus with a fleshy projection, in front of which is a deep (nnss-fur- row; a
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