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99. Haemulon taeniatum Poey. 



Not very common ; taken with the seine along the shore. The small- 

 est species rarely exceeding G inches in length. 



100. Pomadasys virginicus (L. ;. Pork-fish. 



A common food-fish, taken with hook and line. It reaches a weight 

 of about 2 i)ounds. 



Oblique bar from nape through eye, and vertical bar downward from 

 dorsal jet black ; space before the anterior bar deep yellow ; interspace 

 between bars i)early gray, with yellow spots, the spots confluent above 

 into a yellow area; ground color of body plain pearly gray with about 

 seven deep yellow longitudinal stripes; the pearly interspaces not edged 

 with darker and not distinctly blue; all the fins deep yellow; iris 

 gilt gray. 



A very young specimen showed the following coloration in life : Pale; 

 anterior region from lower jaw and temporal region to spinous dorsal 

 bright yellow ; spinous dorsal, ventrals, and front of anal deep golden ; 

 other fins pale ; a large round jet-black spot at base of caudal ; a dark 

 band from front of spinous dorsal downward, and two black stripes 

 along sides, one from nape to last ray of dorsal and one from the eye 

 nearly to the caudal s]iot. 



101. Pomadasys chrysopterus (L.). TVluthig. 



{Labrus fi(h-omaciilatiis Mitcliill; Fristipoma fascia turn Cnv & Val. Ortltopristis 

 poetji Scudder. ) 



Not very common ; apparently identical with specimens from Cuba, 

 and with others from Cedar Key and other more northern localities. 



Color in life light bluish-gray, everywhere with iridescent reflections; 

 sides with faint darker cross bars, which are scarcely visible; head 

 grayish-blue; a small golden spot at point of junction of scales all 

 over sides of body, these arranged in undulating rows whicii become 

 straight on caudal peduncle only, where also they are somewhat con- 

 fluent ; fine spots on top of head, larger spots on sides of head, two 

 of them before eye becoming oblique stripes ; dorsal bluish-gray, with 

 spots everywhere of bronze-brown ; caudal bluish, its scaly portion 

 with fine bronze spots; ventrals and anal whitish, the former dusky 

 at tip ; pectorals colorless ; mouth yellow within. 



102. Calamus pennatula Gniclieuot. Litth-head Porgy. 



A common food-fish, taken with hook and line in the channels. 

 Grows to be little more than a foot in length. 



103. Calamus calamus (Cnv. & Val.). Saucer-eye I'orrjy. 

 With the preceding; scarcely less common. 



104. Calamus bajonado (Bloch & Schneider). Jolt-head Porgy. 



One of the common food fishes, more abundant than either of the pre- 

 ceding, and reaching a much larger size. Grows to a length of 2 feet. 

 All are alike considered as food-fishes of fair quality. 



