The Bass and their Relatives 



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fishes of importance. Epinephelus merra, Epinephelus gilberti, 

 and Epinephelus tauvina are among the more common spe- 

 cies of Polynesia. Epinephelus corallicola, a species profusely 



FIG. 259. John Paw or Speckled Hind, Epinephelus drummond-hayi Goode 



Pensacola. 



spotted, abounds in the crevices of coral reefs, while Ceph- 

 olopholis argus and C. leopardus are showy fishes of the deeper 

 channels. Mycteroperca venenosa, the yellow-finned grouper, 

 is a large and handsome fish of the coast of Cuba, the flesh 

 sometimes poisonous; when red in deep water it is known as 



FIG. 260. Epinephelus morio (Cuvier & Valenciennes), Red Grouper, or Mero. 



Family Serranidce 



the bonaci cardenal. Mycteroperca bonaci; the bonaci arara 

 sells in our markets as black grouper. Mycteroperca microlepis 



