1.52 NATURALIST'S CABINET 



More esteemed for beauty than for taste. 



two behind the gills blended with black, green 

 and purplish colours, with the upper edge verged 

 with blue ; under the anus extends another long 

 narrow green fin with a tint of red through the 

 middle of it ; at the basis of the tail, on each side 

 is a long narrow spot. The tail is long, forked 

 and green, wiih a curved red line running through 

 the middle, parellel to the curve, and ending in 

 two points. 



This fish is more esteemed for beauty than for 

 the delicacy of its taste. They are taken on the 

 coasts of Hispaniola, Cuba, and the Bahama 

 Islands. 



