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39. Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck). 



Oue specimen. 



40. Epinephelus morio (Cuv. A: Val.)- 

 One specimen. 



41. Alphestes afar (Bloch). 



Three specimens, similar to those from Cuba. 



42. Bodianus fulvus (L.). 



One specimen of the brown xnnety punctatus. 



LUTIANID^. 

 43. Rhomboplites aurorubens (Cuv. & Val.). 



One specimen. 



44. Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch). 



45. Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider). 



46. Lutjanus caxis (Bloch & Schneider). 

 47. Lutjanus analis (Cuv. & Val.). 



48. Lutjanus synagris (L.). 



1LEMULID.E 



49. Haemulon plumieri (Lac^pede). 



50. Haemulon parra (Desmarest). 



51. Haemulon carbonarium (Poey). 



52. Haemulon schranki (Agassiz). 



53. Haemulon aurolineatum (Cuv. «t Val.). 



54. Anisotremus virginicus (L.). 



55. Anisotremus bicolor (Castelnau). 



One specimen. This species is very well figured by Castelnau. 



Gray ; a black median line on back ; five equidistant black stripes 

 as wide as interspaces on side, straight and horizontal, the first ending 

 under ninth dorsal spine, the second under middle of soft dorsal, the 

 third running from upper edge of gill opening to last dorsal ray, with two 

 black spots behind it on back of tail, the fourth on axis of body, ceasing 

 on caudal i^eduncle, with around black spot behind it at base of caudal 

 as large as pupil ; fifth stripe very obscure, with a trace of a sixth oue : 

 a black blotch at base of anal, not on the fin ; a large black blotch 

 nearly as large as pupil on opercular flap ; two silvery stripes horizon- 

 tal on the dusky shade of cheeks ; fins plain grayish, the ventrals black, 

 the anal dusky, axil dusky. Scales above lateral line in series not par- 

 allel with the lateral line ; C-7 scales in a vertical series below lateral 



