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one could see, is one vast stretch of sand and mangrove 

 bushes lying a little above tide water. This is considered 

 to be fine soil for cocoanut trees, but it is uninhabited and 

 uncultivated. The sand beach is very fine; one could 

 ride a bicycle here for fifty miles following the shore 

 line." 



1. Narcine entemedor Jordan & Starks. 



Common. One specimen somewhat decayed found on 

 the beach. 



2. Opisthonema libertate (Giinther). 

 Two specimens obtained (i^ in. long). 



3. Stolephorus ischanus Jordan & Gilbert. 

 Two small specimens. 



4. Stolephons curtus Jordan & Gilbert. 

 One specimen. 



5. Mugil cephalus Linnaeus. 

 Very common. 



6. Mugil curema Cuvier & Valenciennes. 

 Very common. 



7. Querimana harengus (Giinther). 



Very abundant in the lagoons and small estuaries. 



8. Holocentrus suborbitalis Gill. 

 Common in rock pools. 



9. Paralabrax maculatofasciatus (Steindachner). 

 Common. 



10. Lutianus novemfasciatus Gill. 

 Two specimens. 



n. Lutianus argentiventris (Peters). 

 One specimen obtained. 



