Verilus 



There are only two American species, and but o'ne of these of any 

 importance. E. oculatiis, known in Porto Rico as cachucho, occurs 

 m the West Indies and about Madeira, but is not yet known from 

 Florida or elsewhere on the mainland. It is a species which prefers 

 rather deep water and rocky bottom. It is a beautiful species, reach- 

 ing a length of 2 to 3 feet, and is an excellent food-fish. 



Colour in life, nearly everywhere bright red; pale in spirits, the 

 red nowhere persisting. 



GENUS VERILUS POEY 



This genus is technically close to Etelis, although the single 

 known species is quite different in appearance from Etelis oculaius. 

 The cavernous character of the skull is the most striking feature, 

 which, with the nearly divided dorsal, readily distinguishes it. 



The only known species is the escolar chino (V. sordidiis) of 

 the Havana market. It is a rather deep-water species, known only 

 from the coasts of Cuba. 



Colour, dusky-gray, slightly paler below; tips of spinous dorsal 



and ventrals jet-black, the fins otherwise coloured as the body; poste- 

 rior edge of caudal dusky; lining of gill-cavity, peritoneum, and pos- 

 terior part of mouth jet-black. 



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