ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. 99 



straight ; snout rather long and pointed, its length 2y$ in head; eye 

 large, 3f in head ; mouth rather large, the maxillary reaching front 

 of pupil, 2± in head ; least width of preorbital about 5 in head. 

 Teeth moderate, the outer row in the upper jaw and the posterior 

 teeth in both jaws considerably enlarged. Preopercle moderately 

 serrate. Gill rakers small. Scales moderate, those above lateral line 

 not enlarged ; those below very slightly enlarged ; scales above 

 arranged in very oblique series, the series below oblique anteriorly, 

 becoming horizontal posteriorly. Dorsal spines strong, the longest 

 2^ in head ; soft dorsal rather high ; caudal lobes subequal, \yi in 

 head ; anal spines strong, the second longest and strongest, 2fz in 

 head, its tip reaching, when depressed, beyond tip of last ray ; soft 

 anal very high, its free margin concave, its longest ray 2f in head, 

 reaching much beyond tip of last ray ; pectorals If in head ; ventrals 

 \ 2 /z. Color, in spirits, pearly gray, with conspicuous narrow dark 

 streaks, arranged essentially as in the young of all the other species 

 of Hamilton, but in this species persistent through life ; a median 

 streak from tip of snout to dorsal, 1 from snout above eye, along sides 

 of back to last ray of soft dorsal, 2 below this from eye above to last 

 ray of soft dorsal, the upper one more or less interrupted behind ; a 

 fourth streak from eye nearly straight to base of caudal ; traces 

 below this of a fifth streak ; a short streak from eye to gill opening, 

 between the third and fourth streaks ; this is continued on the body 

 in a series of irregular marks and dots ; a large black blotch on 

 opercle under angle of preopercle ; fins all dusty olive, the pectorals 

 palest ; ventrals darkest. " 



Illustration. Paye. 



90. "H^EMULON BONARIENSE." 1297 



Black Grunt ; 

 Ronco Pkieto. 



91. "H^MULON PARRA." 530 1297 



Grunt ; 



Sailor's Choice ; 

 Ronco Blanco ; 

 Ronco Prieto ; 

 Bastard Margaret. 



