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small ones were taken at one time. In October of 1905 5 or 6 
were taken. Their flesh was very good as food. ‘They occur in 
the thoroughfare. Mr. Fox reported several young examples 
from Ludlam’s thoroughfare, Sea Isle City, September 3oth, 
1906. 
Family LABRIDZE. 
Tautoga onitis (Linnezus). 
Black Fish. Sea Tog. 
Mr. G. Z. Hartman, of Palermo, says in his experience they 
only bite in winter as a rule during a warm day. 
Black Fish. Tantoga onitis (Linneus). (Young.) 
Family ILARCHIDE. 
Chzetodipterus faber (Broussonet). 
Angel Fish. Spade Fish. Irish Sheep’s Head. 
Color when fresh leaden-gray generally, margin of each scale 
of slightly darker tint. Body, especially above, glossed with 
metallic dilute greenish, purplish and bluish tints. Trunk with 
5 indistinct transverse or vertical bands of darker shade than 
body-color, first at occipital region down to base of pectoral very 
broad, second midway between first and front of dorsal and nar- 
rower, third from front of dorsal to front of anal, fourth from 
midway between bases of rayed dorsal and anal, and fifth on 
caudal peduncle posteriorly. Lower half of body more or less 
tinted with dull creamy-white, and on abdomen below becom- 
ing more or less opaque. Gray color of upper regions descends 
to level with lower incision of gill-opening, so that line of demar- 
cation slopes up abruptly till about level with lower base of 
