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33. H^MULON SEXFASCIATUM. 



Hmnulon aexfasciatus Gill, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1862, 2.54 (Cape Sau Lucas); 



Steindacliner, Ichtli. Beitr., in, 1875 (Pauama). 

 Hcemulon sexfasciaium, Jordan & Swain, 1. c, 288; Evermann & Jenkins, Proc. U. S. 



N. M. 1891, 153 (Guaymas). 

 Diabaais aexfasciatus, Jordan & Gilbert, Bull. U. S. F. C. 1881 (324), 1882 (107, 110) 



(Mazatlan, Panama); Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. N. M. 1882, 361, 372, 



626 (Cape San Lucas, Colima, Panama) ; Jordan, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Pbila. 



1883, 286 (on Peters's type of mnculosmu). 

 H(vmt(lon maculosum Peters, P.erliner Monatsbericbte, 1869, 705 (Mazatlan). 



Habitat : Pacific coast of tropical America, Guaymas to Panama. 



Etymology: Sex, six; fasciatus, banded. 



This species is tbe Pacific coast representative of Hcemulon album, 

 from which it differs strikingly in its coloration. It reaches a similarly 

 very large size, specimens upwards of two feet in length having been 

 obtained at Mazatlan by Prof, (lilbert. It is generally common along the 

 Pacific coast of tropical America, We have examined the types both of 

 H(emulon sexfasciatum and Hwmulon maculosum. There is no doubt of 

 their identity. The very young examples, types of the former species, 

 show the crossbands of the adult, but not the spots on the head. 



Specimens are in the museum at Cambridge, from Acapulco. 



34. HWMULON ALBUM. (Margate-fish; Jalldo ; Margaret Grunt.) 



Fercamarina (jihhosa (Margate-tisb) Catesby, Nat. Hist. Car., p. 2, pi. 2, 1742 (Babamas). 



Pcrca (jihhosa Walbaum, Artedi Pise, 1792, 348 (after Catesby), (not Perca gihhosa L.). 



CaUiodon gihhosu8,'R\och & Schneider, Syst. Icbth., 1801, 312 (name and part of de- 

 scription from Cate.sby; excl. syn.pars). 



Hivmidon fithhosiim, J ovdau, Proc. U. S. N. M. 1884, 126 (Key West); Bean Sl Dresel, 

 Proc. U. S. N. M. 1884, 158 (Jamaica) ; Jordan & Swain, 1. c, 290. 



Hamulon album Cuv. & Val., V, 241, 1830 (St. Thomas); Poey, Repertorio, I, 310, 

 1867; Poey, Syn. Pise. Cnbens., 1868,312 (Cuba, Key West); Poey, Enum. 

 Pise. Cubeus., 1875,45; Giintber, i, 311,1859 (Jamaica); Poey, Bull. U. S. 

 F. C. 1882, 118 (Key West). 



Diabaais alhua, Putnam, Bull.M. C. Z., 1863, 12 (name only); Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. 

 Fish. N. A., 924, 1883 (copied). 



Hiemulon microphthahnnm Giintber, i, 306, 1859 (America). 



Hamulon chrijaopterum Goode, Bull. U. S. N. M., V, 1876, 53 (excl. syn.). 



Habitat: West Indies, Florida Keys to Brazil. 



Etymology: ^?/->ws, white. 



UwmuJon album reaches a length of two feet or more, and is an im- 

 portant food-lish both at Key West and Havana. English-speaking 

 fishermen everywhere call it margate-fish, while the Spanish call it 

 jalldo. Specimens are in the museum at Cambridge from Havana, 

 Nassau, and St. Tliomas. 



In all the species of Hwmulon, Cuban specimens are decidedly more 

 dusky than tliose i'rom JCey West. In several species, however, certain 

 Cuban specimens are much paler than the average even of Key West 



