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7. Hemirhamphus unifasciatus Ranzani. 

 Abundant ; taken with the seine. 



8. Tylosurus marinus (Bloch & Schneider) Jordan & Gilbert. 

 Abundant in the harbor; taken with the seine. 



9. Siphostoma affine (Giiutber) Jordan & Gilbert. 



A single specirnen 3 inches in length. Color of body in spirits plain 

 light olive, there being no spots on back; caudal fin dusky; other fins 

 plain olive. A dark horizontal streak on snout and eye. Kings 16 + 31. 

 Dorsal covering 3 + 5 rings. The body of this specimen is more slender 

 than is common in this species, giving it the appearance of S. louisiance. 

 Two specimens from Key West present the same appearance and char- 

 acters. 



10. Mugil albula Linujeus. Mullet. 



Common. The most abundant food-fish at Cedar Keys, at least in No- 

 vember, which is near its spawning time. 



11. Menidia vagrans (Goode & Bean) Jordan & Gilbert. 



Common in the shallows of the harbor. In these specimens the num- 

 ber of anal rays varies from i, 15 to i, IS, thus differing from M. laciniata 

 of the South Atlantic coast, which has the anal rays i, 19 to 1, 21. 



12. Menidia peninsulae (Goode & Bean) Jordan & Gilbert. 



Common, with the preceding. The specimens taken are unusually 

 large for this species. 



13. Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider) Jordan & Gilbert. 



{Chorinemus occidentalis* Cnv. & Val.) 

 One specimen taken with the seine. 



14. Trachynotus carolinus (Linnaeus) Gill. Pompano. 



Common ; the most highly-valued food-fish at Cedar Keys. 



15. Caranx hippos (Linna-us) Giinther. Jack. 

 Not rare. 



16. Serranus atrarius (Linnseus) Jordan &, Gilbert. Blackfish. 

 Common. 



*We have I'ejected the Liuu;i'au name oceidentalis for this species, not finding any 

 evidence that the original Gasierostetis occideniaVis of the Systema Nature, x. p. 205, 

 was this fish. The later reference of the figure of Oligoplites in Brown's Jamaica to 

 the synonymy of " Gasterosteus oceidentalis," does not prove that the specimen in the 

 Museum de Geer was an Oligoplites. 



The following is the original account, which is both incorrect and insufficient: 



"Oceidentalis 3, G. spinis dorsalibus septem, spiuisque duabus ante pinnam analem, 

 D. 7, 11 ; P. 7 ; V. () ; A. 2, i ; C. 1(5. Bahitat iv America. 2Ius. De Geer." 



Tiie earliest name clearly belonging to this hsh is that of Scomier saurus Bl. & Schu., 

 based on the figure of Brown. 



