POMADASYDAE (Grunters) 



SCOLOPSIDEA {Gaterinfish) 



PLECTORHYNCHIDAE {Greyskim) 



LETHRINIDAE [Scavengers) 



The terms 'greyskins' and 'gaterin fish' are used to describe 

 all the fish of the Pomasydae, Scolopsidae, Plectorhynchidae and 

 Lethrinidae families which are similar in shape and habits to 

 their cousins the Scyenidae, found in the Mediterranean. 

 Among the common smaller species of up to a foot in length 

 there are the Gaterin gaterinus and the Plectorhincus pictus, 

 diagram fish with a splendid pattern on a golden yellow 

 ground. These are not infrequently met in shoals so dense 

 that the sea floor cannot be seen. They are faithful tenants of 

 the holes and cracks in the madrepore, where they live in an 

 exaggerated state of overcrowding. 



The much bigger Plectorhincus shotaf is not so common as 

 the aforementioned, but it is by no means rare. It may 

 measure up to twenty-eight inches in length and weigh 

 around thirty-five pounds. It can be captured without too 

 much difficulty with an underwater gun, except for the more 

 powerful specimens which have to be tackled with a suitable 

 harpoon and line equipment. 



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