ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. 95 



deep golden yellow along sides ; 3 on head, the upper from snout 

 through eye; about 10 on body, the lower nearly straight and hori- 

 zontal, the upper undulating and irregular, extending upward and 

 backward ; belly white, its sides largely yellowish ; lips red ; max- 

 illary partly yellow ; tongue yellowish ; iris fiery red ; caudal deep 

 blood-red ; spinous dorsal nearly transparent, with a marginal and 

 basal band of golden ; soft dorsal light red, edged with golden ; ven- 

 trals and anal golden ; pectorals pinkish. Young quite green above. 

 Similarly striped Cuban specimens are generally duller, with the 

 yellow stripes decidedly coppery. In spirits the bright colors fade, 

 only the lateral blotch and the streaks on the head being persistent. ' ' 

 Resembles the gray, but brighter colors. Weight, y 2 to 3 

 pounds. Same tackle and bait as Schoolmaster. Edible, A. 



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86. "OCYURUS CHRYSURUS." 520 1275 



Yellow-tail; "Head 3; depth 3. D. X, 13; A. Ill, 9; scales 



Rabirubia. 7—65—1 6 ; 51 pores. Body elliptical, comparatively 

 elongate, the back little elevated, the profile straight from the tip of 

 the snout to the nape, thence rather strongly arched ; caudal pedun- 

 cle long and slender ; snout pointed, of moderate length, 3 in head ; 

 eye small, 5 in head ; interorbital space very convex, with a sharp 

 median keel, 4 in head; preorbital narrow, its least width 6 2 A in 

 head. Mouth small, oblique, the lower jaw projecting ; maxillary 

 reaching very slightly beyond front of orbit, 2f in head ; upper jaw 

 with a narrow band of villiform teeth, outside of which is a single 



