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color, darker on the back, and all extending on the dorsal fin ; a 

 square blotch of jet black on back of tail ; a band of dark olive 

 through eye and on snout, meeting its fellow on shoulder just before 

 dorsal ; another on median line of snout, forking opposite front of 

 eye, the 2 bands extending backward parallel and ceasing abruptly on 

 occiput without reaching the other band ; dark shades radiating from 

 eye below ; a ring of deep brown or blackish points around eye, the 

 upper ones on eye, a deep orange-red stripe on lower edge of preor- 

 bital ; mouth within partly orange ; lower parts of head and breast 

 tinged with orange and with coppery cloudings ; vertical fins colored 

 like the parts of the body nearest them ; edge of both dorsals yel- 

 low ; caudal and anal tipped with orange yellow ; ventrals blackish ; 

 faintly yellowish at tips ; pectorals chiefly light orange, dusky at 

 base ; bands and dark markings of body becoming fainter in old 

 examples of this species, and almost disappearing in alcoholic 

 specimens." 



Illustration. Paee. 



69. " MYCTEROPERCA VENENOSA." 491 1172 

 Grouper ; 

 Rockfish ; 

 Yellow-finned Grouper ; 



BONACI DE PlEDRA ; 



Dolly Varden. 



70. "MYCTEROPERCA BOULENGERI." 490 1171 

 Grouper ; 



Cabrilla de Raizero ; 

 Mangrove Grouper. 



Grouper ; 



Black Grouper ; 

 Bonaci Arara ; 

 Aguaji. 



\>c 



71. "MYCTEROPERCA BONACI." 492 1174 



Skull illustrated. 



