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Another less tuberculate, more brownish, and variegated with 

 white and pale brown. 



Darker examples were almost blackish, without vermiculating lines. 

 Side somewhat brownish. Snout whitish. Dorsal and caudal plain- 

 colored. Other examples were more variable. 



Many others were noted, some olivaceous, brownish, coral-white, 

 or almost entirely white, and others pale lavender. 



From the above notes it is easily seen that this species is subject to 

 great color variation in life. Some examples are much more brilliant 

 than others. There is also variation in the tubercles. All my ex- 

 amples collected in the sea-weed (Zostera) of the iMarquesas shallows. 



SCOMBRID^. 

 41. Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier). King Fish. 

 Abundant. 



TRIOHIURID^. 



42. Trichiurus lepturus Liiin;' 



Sometimes taken. 



ISTIOPHORID^. 



43. Istiophorus nigricans (Lac6pSde). Sail Fish. 



Almost every season a large example is reported from these Keys. 



OARANGID^. 



44. Trachinotus falcatus (Linnreus). Pampano. 



Color of young in life, dusky-lavender. A diffuse vertical patch of 

 brownish dots on side from middle of dorsal to anal. Dorsal and anal 

 more or less sprinkled blackish, former otherwise with whitish and 

 latter with pale orange adjoining blackish of anal. Margin of anal 

 and entire caudal white. Caudal peduncle white. Spinous anal red, 

 spotted with black. Breast rosy, with brownish specks. Top of 

 head brown. Jaws and lower surface of head whitish. Cheek specked 

 with brown. Iris red, with brownish margin. One ly\ inches long, 

 from the Marquesas. 



SERRANIDiE. 



45. Petrometopon cruentatus (Lacopede). Red Hind. 



No examples were seen, but it is reported from the Marquesas and 

 other places. 



46. Epinephelus striatus (Bloch). Nassau Grouper. 



Marquesas Islands. Seen in the fish-pots. 



