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Nominal species. 



Tear. 



SerraBus felinus, Poey 



Seiranus rivulatus, Poey 



Serranxis repandus, Poey 



Serranus petrosus, Poey 



Serranns decimalis, Poey 



SeTTanusfalcaius, Poey 



Serranus conspersus, Poey 



Serranus remotus, Poey 



Serranus guasa, Poey 



Serranus dubitts, Poey 



Serranus apiarius, Poey 



Serranus capreolus, Poey 



Seriaiius cyclopomatus, Poey 



Serranus latepictus, Poey 



Dermatolepis punctatus, Gill 



Ilyportliodus tlavicauda, Gill 



Epiuephelus sellicauda, Gill 



Epinephelus analorjus, Gill 



Trisotropis reticulatus, Gill 



Plectropoma mnltiguttatum, Giintber 



Serranns cernioidcs, Capello 



My cteroperca calUura, Pooy 



Epinephelus Havolimbatus, Poey 



Epinephelus cubanus, Poey 



Trisotropis agiiaji, Poey 



Trisoi ropis clilorostomus, Poey 



Serranus varius, Bocourt 



Serranns courtadre, Bocourt 



Serranus quinquefasciatus, Bocourt 



Epinephelus chalinius, Cope 



Epinephelus ordinatus, Gill 



Epinephelus brachysorua. Cope 



Serranusf)an«?nejm«, Steindacbner 



Menephorus punctiferus, Poey 



Epinephelus rosaccvs, Streets 



Trisotropis microlepis, Goode & Bean 



Trisotropis stomias, Goode & Bean 



Mycteroperca falcata phenax, Jordan & S^wain 



Mycteroperca bonaci xanthosticta, Jordan & Swain 



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Identification. 



Myct. tigris. 



Myct. tigris camelopardalis. 



Myct. tigris. 



Myct. venenosa. 



Myct. bonaci. 



Myct. falcata. 



Ep. niveatus. ' 



Ep. morio. 



Prom, itaiara. 



Enn. dubius. 



Enn. guttatus. 



Ep. ascensionis. 



Myct. bonaci. 



Myct. bonaci. 



Derm, punctatus. 



Ep. niveatus. 



Ep. sellicauda. 



Ep. analogus. 



Myct. bonaci. 



Alph. mnltiguttatus. 



Ep. Kigas. 



Myct. calliurus. 



? Ep. niveatus, 



Ep. apija. 



Myct. bonaci. 



? Myct. interstitialis. 



Ep. ascensionis. 



Ep. analogus. 



Prom, itaiara quinqitefasciatus. 



Myct. scirenga. 



Ep. sellicauda. 



lEp. gigas. 



Enn. panamensis. 



Enn. dubius. 



Myct. rosaceus. 



Myct. microlepis. 



Myct. microlepis. 



Myct. falcata phenax. 



Myct. bonaci xanthostictus. 



RECAPITULATION. 



We have in this paper admitted thirty-five species of Epineplielus 

 as occurring in American waters. More or less doubt is attached to the 

 systematic position or nomenclature of several of these. We therefore 

 repeat the list here, with an indication of the nature of the doubt re- 

 maining to be solved in each case. The general distribution of the 

 species is indicated by the letters W, (Western Atlantic, West In- 

 dies, &c.), U (coasts of United States), A (Western Africa and South- 

 ern Europe), P (Eastern Pacific, Panama, &c.), G (western coast of 

 South America, Peru, Galapagos Islands, &c.). 



I.— Genus MYCTEROPERCA, Gill. 



1. M^. rosacea, Streets. (P.) 



2. iW./aica/a, Poey. (W, U.) 



}). M./aZcatoj>/ieHaaj, Jordan & Swain. (U.) 



3. M. tigris, Cnv. & Val. (W.) 



b. M. tigris camelopardalis, Foej. (Possibly a distinct species.) 



4. M. interstitialis, Foey. (W.) (Possibly incorrectly identified; possibly includes 



two species, clilorostomus and interstitialis.) 



5. M. caUiura, Poey. (W.) (Unknown to us.) ^ 



6. M. dimidiata,Foey, (W. ) (Doubtful species] unknown to us. ) 



7. M. microlejns, Goode & Bean. (W, U.) 



8. M. scirenga, Hat. (W, A.) (Synonymy not verified by us; possibly more than one 



species included.) 



