FISH FAUNA OF THE TORTUGA8. '_'.'>."> 



Familj FISTULARIID£. 



29. Fistularia serrata Cuvier. 



One specimen 6.13 inches long taken in a seine inside of Long Key. Another that had lost its 

 caudal filament was seen basking amoni ai jase weed; it escaped capture. (T.) 



Pamil) SVXCNATHID.i:. 



30. Syngnathus elucens Poey. 

 Mam specimens from < larden Key. 



31. Syngnathus mackayi Swain & .Meek. 

 Many specimens from Garden Key. 



32. Syngnathus brachycephalus Poey. 



A few specimens, apparently of this species, in eel grass. Brown, yellow-brown below; body and 



tail with conspicuous graj bands, between those on dorsum and "n side :; to -t diamond-shaped 



ray outlined; head lighter than body, cheeks almost yellow-ochre with conspicuous gray 



lines, iris yellow; forehead and top of head quite gray; side of snout brown; yellow brow n on abdomen 



lie.- gray, caudal pale edged; entire body, head, and tail much mottled with fine gray specks 



eronback. New to the United States fauna. (T.) 



33. Syngnathus scovelli (Evermann & Kendall). 



in 1889 by Dr. Henshall. 



34. Corythroichthys albirostris ( Ueekel i. 

 Two specimens. 



35. Corythroichthys cayorum Evermann & Kendall. 

 Recorded by Dr. Thompson. 



36. Hippocampus hudsonius De Kay. 



The only specimen was a dried one washed ashore on Middle Key. Rings 11 34. T.) 



37. Hippocampus stylifer Jordan & Gilbert. 



One i long taken with a seine in the eel grass on the shoal southwest ol the 



West Channel.. Several others sent in the later collection. (T.) 



38. Hippocampus punctulatus < uiiehenot. 



A single specimen 1.19 in die- long taken in a seine inside of the west end of Bush Key. (T. i 



Pamil} ATHERINIDjE. 



39. Atherina laticeps 



This species can be taken any day in the year in moderate numbers in the shoal water al t these 



islands. (T.) It i- probably identical with dllterina stipes, which species was reported by Garman in 



Family MUGILIME. 



40. Mugil curema Cuvier A: Valenciennes 



A few individuals taken in the east net along the north beach of Bird Key. I 



41. Mugil cephalus l Linn.eus l. 



Fairly common in the winter months, at times congregating in uncountable numbers on the shoal 

 north of Garden Key. where chey spend hours swimming around in a huge vortex. This movement 



netimes interrupted by sharks or barracudas, when portions of the school will bee.. me- detach, d 

 and i. .en . separate gyrating masses. (T. I 



42. Querimana gyrans 



ral small a een in February, swimming at the surface, very close to the stone jetties 



on the southern si. I.- of Garden Key. i T. i It is not certain, however, that these little fish are not 



the j ■ .nir_i i if IJ 



