288 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



64. Trachinotus g-oodei Jordan & Evermann. 

 South beach of Tortugas. 



65. Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus). 



Rather common. Individuals 0.75 of an inch long or less are of a deep coppery brown, the doi al 

 and anal deep orange red; the color changes suddenly to light gray when the fish is frightened. When 

 the coppery color comes back it appears in blotched, on the upper parts first. 



Family STROMATEIDjE. 



66. Gobiomorus gronovii (Gmelin). 



These fish appear in midwinter and are to be found until early spring. In 1903 the first one seen 

 was on January is in deep water west of East Key. From one to half a dozen specimens, occasionalh 

 more, may be found taking refuge under the tentacles of a Portuguese man-of-war. When the host is 

 stranded on the beach they do not abandon it until the last comber lands it high and dry. then they 

 hasten off in search of shelter, orienting themselves under twigs, grass, etc., for an instant, but soon 

 finding their error and searching for another jelly-fish, i T. i 



67. Psenes cyanophrys Cuvier A Valenciennes. 



Length 2.63 inches. Color greenish bronze, dark above; above and below lateral lineseveral lines 

 formed of more or less coalesced dots parallel to dorsal curve; below lateral line many similarly formed 

 horizontal lines; snout yellowish green; dorsal, anal, and ventral dark; pectoral yellowish tinged; 

 caudal of body color. Body at times with many large irregular dark blotches. (T. ) 



Another specimen of Psenes 1 inch long shows the following characters: < lolor: I tody yellowish gray- 

 green, with large irregular blotches on back, arranged as follows: First, anterior to spinous dorsal; 

 second, below last two-thirds of spinous dorsal; third, small and round, below origin of soft dorsal; 

 ourth, largest, below second quarter of soft dorsal; fifth, a round spot below middle of soft dor- 

 sal; sixth, like fourth, below posterior part of soft dorsal; seventh, a round spot on side of body af 

 origin of caudal peduncle. At base of caudal peduncle a wide band; extreme tip pale, body colored. 

 spots here light olive green; below eye. cheek, and lower part of body many finely speckled minute 

 brown dots; spinous dorsal dark, like blotches; soft dorsal pale like body color, with blotches at base 

 which are extensions of adjacent body blotches; caudal very pale, with the merest trace of a blotch 

 on each fork: pectorals colorless; ventral webs the color of blotches, lays pale; anal like soft dorsal: 

 iris body-colored, a blotch above and below pupil; snout yellower than head. On body posterior to 

 and below pectoral a large blotch; a small round one posterior to this and below the fifth on back; 

 two s|>ot< above anal, posterior one contiguous to sixth dorsal blotch. | I 



Family CORYPMNIM. 



68. Coryphsena hippurus Linnaeus. 



The very young have the dorsal tin inserted behind the head. The color is as follows: Top of 

 head carmine gray; body above black, with pink-gray stripes; body below sooty black; dorsal pink- 

 gray, with bands corresponding to body bands; pectoral a faint yellowish, hyaline; vent ral dark yel- 

 low margined; anal dark; outer angles of lobes of caudal hyaline, base and center with pigment, 

 upper third pinkish, lower part like body; gills and chest with a golden green sheen. This example 

 vomited a shrimp. 



I In the afternoon of February 7, 1903, a dozen specimens were taken in the sargassum weed, after 

 a south wind which prevailed for two days. The next morning only one specimen was found, and 

 that early; all the weed had remained in place, but the edge of the mass was frequently visited h\ 

 schools of snappers, jacks, and needle-fish, which probably devoured all stragglers. (T.) 



Family PEMPHERID.JL 



69. Pempheris mulleri Poey. 



These arc probably nocturnal, and bide very carefully. Two specimens were obtained by the use 

 of dynamite on Loggerhead Shoal, northwest of light-bouse. Kill yards from shore, among (oral heads 

 depth of one fathom. 



