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Other examples were found at Big Pine Key. 



53. Lutianus aya (Bloch). Red Snapper. 



Reported from the Marquesas, but no examples taken. 



54. Lutianus synagris (Linnaeus). 

 Marquesas Islands. 



55. Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch). Yellow Tail, 



Color in life purplish-brown above, side rosy-purplish, becoming 

 more purplish below. Jaws rosy. Iris brassy-white, and a red bar 

 behind pupil. A gilt-green streak from tip of snout to caudal, broaden- 

 ing behind and including upper half of caudal peduncle and finally 

 including all of tail. Edge of tail narrowly dull red-orange. A num- 

 ber of large gilt-green blotches above lateral streak. Narrow pale 

 longitudinal gilt lines, lower ones very pale, below lateral band. 

 Dorsal gilt-green. Margin of soft dorsal and base of spinous fin dull 

 diffuse plumbeous. Anal pale milky, medianly pale greenish-yellow. 

 Pectoral dilute pinkish. Ventral milky, first ray dull greenish-yellow\ 

 Lower surface of body wiiite. Inside of mouth and gill-opening white. 

 Length 8 inches. Hailer's Rock. 



One of the most abundant food-fishes, large numbers being in the 

 markets of Key West during all of our visit. It has been reported 

 from all the Keys by fishermen. IMost of our examples were taken in 

 the deeper channels, like some off Bahia Honda Key. 



H^MULIDJE. 

 56. Haemulon sciurus (Shaw). Grunt. Yellow Grunt. Fig. 11 (young). 



Color in life sky-blue above, inclining or fading to plumbeous below. 

 Lines on snout and upper back in front more or less violaceous. Inside 

 of mouth bright scarlet. Iris silvery. Dorsal plumbeous gray-brown, 

 rayed fin and caudal with slightly more plumbeous and latter becoming 

 pale brownish marginally. Margins of dorsal dull amber, also same 

 shade at base of spinous fin and about seven dull amber blotches 

 basaUy on radii of second dorsal. Pectoral brownish-amber. Ven- 

 tral and anal golden-amber, and streaks on side same. Axil of 

 pectoral pale. 



The figure represents a young example from the Marquesas. 



Jew Fish and Bahia Honda Keys, and found very abundant through- 

 out our trip. 



67. Haemulon plumieri (Lac(SpMe). Grunt. Boar Grunt. 



Color in life of young, all olivaceous above, more or less golden or 

 gilded, especially laterally. Head with bright blue lines, on trunk 



