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one could see, is one vast stretch of sand and mangrove 
bushes lying a little above tide water. This is considered 
to be fine soil for cocoanut trees, but it is uninhabited and 
uncultivated. The sand beach is very fine; one could 
ride a bicycle here for fifty miles following the shore 
line.”’ 
1. Narcine entemedor Jordan & Starks. 
Common. One specimen somewhat decayed found on 
the beach. 
2. Opisthonema libertate (Giinther). 
Two specimens obtained (134 in. long). 
3. Stolephorus ischanus Jordan & Gilbert. 
Two small specimens. 
4. Stolephons curtus Jordan & Gilbert. 
One specimen. 
5. Mugil cephalus Linnzus. 
Very common. 
6. Mugil curema Cuvier & Valenciennes. 
Very common. 
7. Querimana harengus (Giinther). 
Very abundant in the lagoons and small estuaries. 
8. Holocentrus suborbitalis Gill. 
Common in rock pools. 
g. Paralabrax maculatofasciatus (Steindachner). 
Common. 
10. lLutianus novemfasciatus Gill. 
Two specimens. 
11. Lutianus argentiventris (Peters). 
One specimen obtained. 
