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MORTALITY OP FISHES, WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. 



Spocios. 



Common name. 



I''jmily. 



Chfrtodipterusfaher ' Spadefish 



ArchosarKUs probatocpphaliis Sheepshead 



Otryntercapriniis l.onf;-spine porgy 



Calamus sp 1 orgy 



Lycodontis (moringa?) T.lack mor^y ...... .'.'.'.'. 



L. (Jordan!?) Spotted moray 



T'araliclitliys sp Flounder 



Echeneis remora Remora, shark pilot . . . 



Clupanodon pseudohispani us ! Sardine ("shiner") 



Hrevoortia tyrannus ^ Menhaden 



ChiPtodon ocellatns Bulterd vQsh 



Anpelifhthysciliaris ' An','elfish 



I at toplirys tricornis Trunkfish ("cowhsh "') . 



1 actophrys trigonus Trunkfish 



1 rionotus sp Sea robin 



Opsanus sp Toadfish 



Spheroidessp Puller ("toadftsh ").... 



Chilomvcterusspiiu) is Burrfish.. 



Dasyatis (say?) Stingray '. 



I^ajasp : Skate 



^tobatus narinarl. I Spotted stingray 



Uhinobatus lentiginosiis I Guitar fish .'. 



Felichthys felis GalT-topsail catfish . 



(laleichthvs (milbcrti?) Sm pntfic 



ialeichthys (milbcrti?) Sea catfish 



Hemirhamphussp Halfbeak; needlefish.. 



Ty losurus sp i Marine gar; needle 1 sh . 



S'nall eel: whip eel 



I.eptocephalus confer Conger eel 



Synodus fojtens I.izard fish 



Sphyrna tiburo I Shovel-nose shark 



Carcharinus (obscurus?) j Shark 



Albula vulpes ladvfish...! 



Ogcocephalus vespertilio Batfish 



l"phippld;B. 

 Sparidas. 



l>o. 



Do. 

 Mursenidae. 



Do. 

 Pleuronectidse. 

 Echeneididae. 

 ClupeidfE. 



Do. 

 Choctodontidae. 



Do. 

 Ostraciidse. 



Do. 

 Trifrlid!?. 

 Halrachoididae. 

 'I'etraodontidae. 

 Diodoiitidae. 

 DasvatidiE. 

 Rajidae. 

 Myliobatidae. 

 Rhinobatidae. 

 Siluridae. 



Do. 

 Hemirham- 



phidse. 

 BelonidcD. 

 .Moringuidre? 

 1 eptocephalidae. 

 Synodontldae. 

 SphyrnidiB. 

 Galeidse. 

 AlbulidEE. 

 Ogeocephalidae. 



Of invertebrates, sea urchins (Arbacia), the king, or liorseshoe 

 crab (Limulus) , and sponges were noted. It is a matter worth noting 

 that very few animals other than fishes were killed. Barnacles, 

 oysters, and mussels were examined, but they were in good condition. 

 Live conchs and hermit crabs were repeatedly observed. Porpoises 

 were plentiful during the period of observation. Pelicans and other 

 Avater birds behaved normally. Buzzards were common in the lo- 

 cality, yet they neglected the dead fish entirely. 



The dead fauna of the Gulf beach was not markedly different from 

 that of the bays. Relatively more carangids, sharks, and rays were 

 seen, but many of the dead forms were buried in the hard beach sand, 

 hence the Gulf beach did not present such a striking picture as did 

 the inside beaches. Taking the whole territory into consideration the 

 relative abundance of the different species is estimated as follows in 

 the order given, less abundant species being omitted : 



Grunt (Hmniulon plumieri) (H. sciurus). 



Mullet (Mugil cephalus). 



Trunkfish {Lactophrys trigonus) (L. tricornis). 



Puffer (Spheroides sp.). 



Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus). 



Sardine iClupanodon pseudoMspanicus) . 



Ked-mouth grunt (Bathystoma rimator). 



Spadefish {Chwtodipterus faber). 



Moray {Lycodontis sp.). 



Filefish (Monacanthus f). 



Sheepshead {Archosargus proMtoccphalus) , 



Spotted squeteague (Cynoscion nebulosus). 



