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Dorsal liigli, somewhat falcate ; its anterior lobe If iu Lead, 2J in the 

 base of the fin. Pectoral 2 in head; veutrals If; anal lobe If; anal 



spines small. ' 



NOMEID^. 



61. Nomeus gronovii (Gmel.) Gthr. P. 



One specimen obtained from the stomach of a Eed Snapper at Peu- 



sacola. 



POMATOMID^. 



62. Pomatomus saltatrix (L.) Gill. — Bhic-fish. P. 



Rather common about Pensacola,and valued as a food-fish. Rare or 

 unknown at Galveston. 



CENTROPOMID^. 



63. Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch.) C. & V. — Robalo. G. 



A food-fish of large size and delicate flesh, much valued along the 

 Mexican coast. It is occasionally taken about Galveston in summer. It 

 becomes more abundant southward along the Texas coast, and is one of 

 the staple food-fishes about Brazos Santiago. An individual, weighing 15 

 pounds, in the Galveston market, taken at Indianola, showed the fol- 

 lowing characters : 



Dull pale olivaceous; lateral line black; caudal dull yellowish; lower 

 fins pale. Maxillary 2§ in head, extending, to opposite posterior margin 

 of pupil. Second dorsal spine reaching front of second dorsal, as long- 

 as from snout to edge of preopercle. All the dorsal spines stroug. 

 Second anal spine 2^ in head. Lat. 1. 70. 



SERRANID^. 



64. Epinephelus morio (C. & V.) Gill.— i?cfi <7?o«iJer. P. 



Common on the " Snapper Banks" about Pensacola, reaching a weight 

 of about 30 pounds ; rather less valued as a food-fish than the related 

 species. 



Color brownish-olive, everywhere flushed with light red, the lower 

 parts nearly salmon-color; whole body marked with obscure round pale 

 spots, these obsolete on the fins, and most distinct in the young. Dorsal, 

 anal, and caudal edged with blackish; pectorals plain red. Inside of 

 mouth deep scarlet. 



65. Epinephelus drummond-hayi Goodc & Menn.— Spotted hind. P. 



Rather common on the banks about Pensacola, reaching a weight of 

 30 pounds; a beautifully colored species, probably the handsomest of 

 the genus. 



Dark brown, densely covered with small pearly-white spots ; those 

 below smaller and nearly round, all of them arranged somewhat in irreg- 

 ular series. 



Fins all covered with similar spots, those of the paired fins chiefly on 



