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last rays of dorsal ; a large blackish blotcli on caudal peduncle above 

 and extending- down its side to anal. Soft dorsal and anal margined 

 with dusky ; axil slightly dusky. Ventrals dusky bluish. Pectorals 

 pale. Edge of opercular flap, duskj^ Eather common ; considered a 

 good food- fish. 



26. Diplodus rhomboides (Liun!i?n8) Jordan & Gilbert. 

 Very common. 



27. Pogonias chromis (Linnpens) Cuvier & Valenciennes. Drum. 

 Bather common. 



28. Sciaena chrysura (La C(Sp5de) Jordan & Gilbert. 



A few seen. 



29. Sciaena ocellata (Liiniseus) Jordan & Gilbert. Bed Bass. 



Common. One of the most abundant food-fish, as elsewhere on the 

 Gulf coast. Like other Scisenoids, this species abounds in sandy bays 

 at no great depth. 



30. Liostomus xantliurus La C<5pede 

 Not abundant. 



31. Cynoscioii maculatum (Mitcbill) Gill. Sea Trout, 

 An abundant and valuable food-fish. 



32. Gerres gula Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



Extremely abundant on shallow beaches. The synonymy of this 

 species given by Evermann and Meek (Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci., Phila., 

 1882) appears to be fully justified. 



33. Gerres lefroyi (Goode) Giintber. 



A single specimen obtained ; the most northern record of this species. 



34. Prionotus tribulus Cuvier & Valenciennes. 

 One young specimen. 



35. Batrachus tau (Linnteus) Cnvier & Valenciennes. Toadfish. 

 Common about the wharves. 



•36. Paralichthys albigutta Jordan & Gilbert. Flounder. 



The commonest of the flounders at Cedar Keys. Several specimens 

 taken larger than any of the original types. The largest of these (14i 

 inches long) has been sent to the National Museum. (No. 35085.) 



Color ni life grayish, obscurely blotched with darker, and finely 

 marbled with diflerent shades. Sides with several dark ocelli, larger 

 than eye, and bounded by pale outlines. The whole head and body 

 with round creamy spots, smaller than pupil, nearly equally distributed 

 and irregularly mingled with finer dots. Fins colored like body, but 

 paler and more reddish-brown. The young are rather more faintly 

 marked. 



