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In the list the species on which B. melleni is encountered in nature are 

 marked by an asterisk. 



Beryciformes 



Holocentridae : 

 Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck), 



Serranidae : 



Centropristis striatus (L. ) 

 Dermatolepis punctatus Gill. 

 Epinephelus adsensionus (Osbeck) 

 E. guttatus (L. ) 

 E. morio (Cuv. et Val. ) 

 -E. striatus (Bloch. ). 



Paralabrax. maculatofasciatus (Steind. ). 

 Promicrops itaiara (Licht. ). 



Malacanthidae : 



Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch. ). 



Pomatomidae : 



Pomatomus saltatrix (L. ). 



Carangidae : 



Caranx crysos (Mitch. ). 

 C. hippos (L. ) 

 Naucrates ductor (L. ) 

 Trachinotus carolinus (L. ) 

 T. glaucus (Bloch. ). 

 T. goodei Jord, et Everm. 



Vomer setapinnis (Mitch. ). 



Lutianidae : 



Lutianus analis (Cuv. et Val. ) 

 *L. apodus (Walb. ). 

 L. jocu (Bloch. et Schn. ). 

 L. synagris (L. ). 



Pomadazyidae : 



Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch. ). 

 A. virginicus (L. ). 

 Haemulon album Cuv. et Val. 



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