y8 NATURAL HISTORY BULLETIN. 



with Linne's Pe?'ca punctata; that species was based on Cates- 

 by's plate 7, figure 1, which has fifteen dorsal spines and is 

 closely sprinkled with small spots of blue over head and body. 

 E. guativere is closely allied to E. ouatalibi of Cuvier and 

 Valenciennes. 



Tortugas, Florida. 



POMADASYS BILINEATUS. 



Pristipoma bilineatum C. V., 1830, v, 271. 



On some of the young of this species the median band, that 

 on the lateral line, is quite as distinct as that through the eye. 

 Possibly this is common on specimens of an inch or less in 

 length. 



Tortugas. 



HvEMULON SCIURUS. 



Sparus sciurus Shaw, 1803, Gen. Zool., iv, 439, pi. 64. 

 Tortugas. 



PLemulon peumierii. 



Labrus ■plumierii La Cepede, 1802, Hist. Poiss., in, 480, pi. 

 3, f. 2. 



Tortugas. 



PLEMULON CANNA C. V., 183O, V, 253. 



Tortugas. 

 Gerres cinereus. 



Mugil cinerews, Walb., 1792, Art. Pise, 228. 

 Spanish Wells. 



Amia puncticulata. 



Apogonichthys puncticulatus Poey, 1868, Rep. Fish. Nat. 

 Cuba, 11, 233. 



Living specimens are probably red. In alcohol the appear- 

 ance is very light, more or less blackish toward the outer 

 portions of the fins. In cases darker centres on the scales 

 form longitudinal vittse. Ventrals long, blackish. One indi- 



