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3.0, 3.1, 3.15; depth 2.9, 3.25, 2.9, Eye in head 3.0, 3.4, 3.5; snout 3.6, 3.8, 3.8; inter- 

 orbital 4.0, 4.2, 4.2; maxillary 2.7, 2.7, 2.6; caudal peduncle 3.1, 3.0, 3.1; pectoral 

 1.2, 1.2, 1.2; ventral 1.5, 1.6, 1.7. D. XII,n, XII,n, XII,n; A. 111,8, 111,8, III, 8; 

 P. 18, 17, 17; scales (longitudinal series counted above lateral line) 8-73-17, 8-74-16, 

 9-74-16; gill rakers on lower limb of first arch 19, 18, 19. 



The color of the smallest specimen when fresh was described by Dr. Longley 

 as brilliantly scarlet, with faint stripes of yellow, those below lateral line extend- 

 ing from above pectoral base to above middle of anal, and those above lateral line 

 oblique, following the rows of scales; pectoral rosy; caudal and iris scarlet. 



This species is most readily recognized by its rather elongate body, projecting 

 lower jaw, presence of teeth on the tongue, small scales in oblique rows above 

 lateral line, and the deeply lunate caudal. 



Atlantic coast of tropical America, sometimes northward to South Carolina. 



S.F.H. 



Pristipomoides macrophthalmus (Miiller and Troschel) 



This fish apparently is not rare in rather deep water south of Tortugas. Records 

 of the capture of ^ specimens, ranging in length from 75 to 230 mm., taken in 

 40 to 94 fathoms, were found in Dr. Longley 's notes. 



Three females taken August 14, 1934 were reported as having eggs, indicating 

 that spawning occurs during midsummer. 



The following proportions and enumerations are based on a specimen 147 

 mm. long: Head 2.75; depth 2.7. Eye in head 3.1; snout 3".8; interorbital 4.2; 

 maxillary 2.3; caudal peduncle 3.25; pectoral 1.15; ventral 1.45. D. X,io; A. 111,8; 

 P. 15; scales (longitudinal series counted above lateral line) 7-52-13; gill rakers 17. 



The following descriptions of color are from Dr. Longley's notes: "A silvery 

 fish, faintly rosy over back; base of pectoral and margin of dorsal yellowish; 

 caudal rosy, upper lobe rather yellow, with white margin above and below." An- 

 other specimen was, "Silvery, rosy over back. Fins, except ventrals and anal, 

 faintly yellow. Base of pectoral and iris yellow." A 147-mm. specimen was de- 

 scribed as "Rosy above, with suffusing of yellow; sides silver; iris yellow; pectoral 

 yellow at base, the fin itself pale." In alcohol the specimens are pale silvery. 



This species superficially resembles Rhomboplites aurorubens, from which it 

 differs, however, in the deeply forked caudal and the larger scales, which are in 

 series parallel with the lateral line on upper part of sides, whereas those of R. 

 aurorubens run obliquely upward above the lateral line. Furthermore, the present 

 species has no teeth on the tongue. 



West Indies, apparently now recorded for the first time from Florida. 



S.F.H. 



Family HAEMULIDAE. Grunts 



Haemulon album Cuvier and Valenciennes. Margate fish 



Fish 250 to 300 mm. long have been seen at several points along the west shore 

 of Loggerhead Key. Some were near the Laboratory dock, others far down the 

 island around blocks of coquina. Large adults appear occasionally about coral 

 stacks or on rocky bottoms offshore. In an isolated gorgonian patch on rocky 



