LUTIANIDAE 



{Snappers) 



There are several small-sized species in this family {Lutyanus 

 fulviflamma, Lutyanus kasmira, etc.) distinguished by a brown 

 patch on the rear part of the back and a longitudinal line of 

 a gorgeous blue; and others, not more than fourteen inches 

 in length, which make the net fisherman happy because they 

 are so easily caught. There are still other species reaching a 

 length of three feet and weighing up to thirty pounds. 

 Among these last there are the Lutyanus argentimaculatus and 

 the Lutyanus gib bus. 



I advise underwater hunters not to chase snappers. It is 

 better to pretend not to see them. Then the fish itself will 

 dart up to the harpoon. It is a split-second opportunity and 

 it is too bad if it is not exploited, for the fish's curiosity is 

 thereupon satisfied and it will go off never to return. 



The Yemenites are past-masters at the art of hooking 

 snappers. They like them because of the quantity it is 

 possible to catch and also because their meat is in no way 

 inferior to that of the bream. 



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