102 THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 
Friyine FisH (Lxocetus ————?). <A very beautiful 
species, three inches in length, is the only one I ever 
examined. It was marked with indigo blue on the back, in 
the manner of the common mackarel, had two curious fan- 
like barbs suspended from the lower jaw, was barred with 
brown and yellow on the underside of the body, and the 
pectorals dark and crossed by two irregular bars of white. 
The ventral fins were nearly as large as the pectorals. This 
fish was washed on the rocks in rough weather. Another 
specimen flew on board the Salt Kettle ferry boat; Capt. 
Drummond considered it a new species.* 
THE BoNE FISH, OR GRUBBER. In January, 1849, a boat 
from Castle Harbour brought in a number of large fish I 
had never seen before. They were from ten to thirteen 
pounds weight each, and resembled the common mullet of 
the Islands in appearance, but with a longer and sharper 
head. The fishermen called them “ rooters,” and assured 
me they were rarely met with. A ship-master who was 
present described them as common in Jamaica, where they 
are termed “bone fish.” Several hundreds were enclosed 
in the net, but not being sufficiently strong they dashed 
through it, and most of them escaped. 
ComMoN MULLET OF BermuDA (Mugil albula). Very 
abundant at times, being found of large size in the shallow | 
bays. Hamilton Harbour swarms with them, but from the 
* On our voyage from Halifax to Bermuda, and within sight of the 
Islands, several flying fish rose from the water beneath the bows of the 
steamer, and after skimming about forty or fifty yards, would drop again. 
We did not observe one of them use the fins as wings, or turn in their 
ariel course. This species was about eight or ten inches in length, as near 
as we could judge from observation. 
