i 9 4i CATALOGUE OF FISHES OF TORTUGAS jyj 



Dr. Longley described a new species, which he named E. poeyi (Carnegie Inst. 

 Wash. Year Book No. 34, 1935, p. 88). This species, the type of which is from 

 Cuba and is deposited in the Museum of Comparative Zoology (no. 22014), was 

 not taken at Tortugas, and for that reason is not included here, except for the 

 present mention. Dr. Longley reported its range as extending from Texas to 

 Panama, Cuba, Haiti, Curacao, and Trinidad. He reported it to differ from 

 E. gula and E. argenteus in having 8 instead of 7 gill rakers, and in having a 

 definitely white subterminal bar below the black tip of the dorsal instead of a 

 mere pigmentless area; from E. argenteus in the decidedly deeper body; and 

 from E. gula in having the premaxillary groove open. S. F. H. 



Key to the Species 1 



a. Anal fin with only 2 spines; interhemal bone with compressed funnel, 



with more or less of 3 slit anteriorly, enclosing tip of swim bladder . . lejroyi 

 aa. Anal fin with 3 spines 



b. Interhemal bone with a large funnel, enclosing the swim blad- 

 der for a comparatively long distance 

 c. Premaxillary groove closed anteriorly by scales; body usually 



rather deep, depth often 2.2 to 2.4 gula 



cc. Premaxillary groove open and linear, not crossed by scales 

 in front; body usually more elongate, depth about 2.6 to 



3.1; pectoral fin not covered with scales argenteus 



bb. Interhemal bone broad, expanded into a pair of lateral ridges, 

 forming a spoon-shaped depression in front, entered by tip of 

 swim bladder; body rather slender, depth about 2.7 to 3.0; pre- 

 maxillary groove narrow, sometimes nearly closed in front; pec- 

 toral fin densely covered with scales havana 



Eucinostomus lefroyi (Goode) 



Diapterus lejroyi Goode, Amer. Jour. Sci. and Arts, ser. 3, vol. 8, 1874, p. 123 — Bermuda. 

 Eucinostomus productus Poey, Enumeratio, 1875, p. 55 — Havana. 



Eucinostomus meehj Eigenmann, Bull. U. S. Fish Comm., vol. 22, 1902 (1904), p. 229, 

 fig. 10 — San Juan River, West Cuba. 



Examples 125 to 150 mm. long occurred along sandy beaches, and the young 

 were common in the shallows about Long Key and inside Bird Key reef. 



An annelid skin, copepods, and perhaps remains of other crustaceans com- 

 prised the contents of one stomach examined. 



Two fish were noticed pushing each other with open mouths, as species of 

 Haemulon commonly do. 



West Indies to Florida and Bermuda. W. H. L. 



1 The key is adapted from Dr. Longley's discussion, from my own studies, and from Parr 

 (Bull. Bingham Oceanog. Coll., vol. 3, art. 4, 1930, pp. 61-66, fig. 13). Too much reliance 

 should not be placed on the statements concerning the preorbital groove and the depth of 

 the body. Having studied many specimens, especially of the group with the large funnel- 

 shaped interhemal bone, here referred to E. gula and E. argenteus, collected in Panama, 

 Key West (Florida), and Beaufort (North Carolina), I know that great variation exists and 

 that some specimens are extremely difficult to identify by these characters. — S. F. H. 



