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Inside of mouth salmon yellow; pectoral with salmon 

 color, its edge pale; caudal with a maroon band above 

 and below; dorsal edged with blackish red, spots on belly 

 nearly white; dorsal with white on membranes, 



io6. Epinephelus analogus Gill. 



This species is also common in rocky places along the 

 coast from Mazatlan to Panama. Several specimens were 

 obtained by us. 



107. Promicrops guttatus (Linn^us). Mero. 

 Rather common about the islands and in deep water, 



reaching an enormous size, greater than that of any other 

 bony fish found in the region. The largest seen by us 

 weighed some seventy pounds, but it is said to attain the 

 weight at times of 500 or 600 pounds. Only one speci- 

 men was obtained in a condition for preservation. This 

 was a small one 20 inches long. The species was found 

 by Dr. Gilbert at Mazatlan, Panama and Punta Arenas; 

 the type of qitinquefasciatus were obtained by Dr. Bo- 

 court at Tauesco. 



This species seems to agree fully with the account of 

 Promicrops, guttatus, given by Gilbert & Swain, in 1884. 

 There is not much doubt of the identity of the Pacific 

 Coast Promicrops quinquefasciatus with Promicrops gut- 

 tatus of the Atlantic. 



108. Dermatolepis punctatus Gill. 



This species seems to be rare along the coast. The type 

 was found by Mr. Xantus at Cape San Lucas, another 

 specimen was brought by Lieut. Nichols from Socorro 

 Island, and a third was found by Dr. Gilbert about the 

 islands near Mazatlan. It was found in abundance by 

 Dr. Gilbert about the Revillagigedos. 



