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scarce in Florida or at least seldom seen as a man who was 

 in my Company nearly was scared to death by the sight of 

 such a fearful animal. 



Tylosurus notatus (Poey). »Needlefish», »Billfishv. Key 

 West and Punta Gorda etc, abundant. 



Tylosurus marinas (BLOCH & SCHNEIDER). The same 

 names are used for this as for the species above. I procured 

 specimens at Key West, Ozona, Hillsborough Co. and other 

 places round the coasts. It is a most remarkable fish for its 

 habits of ascending strearas and entering into fresh water. So 

 for instance I found a young specimen only 125 mm. long in 

 Lake Jessup, Orange Co. It could not have come there with- 

 out following St. Johns river from its mouth and all way of 

 its meandering route through all lakes etc. Certainly no short 

 voyage for such a small fish. 



Tylosurus crassus (Poey). The »Houndfish». Is very often 

 seen round the Keys hunting small fishes. 



Heniiramphus hrasiliensis (LiNNÉ) GÜNTHER. I happened 

 to get a specimen of this fish thrown up on the shore at Key 

 West. 



Heniiramphus unifasciatus Ranzani. This »Needlefish» is 

 very common round the Keys and along the Westcoast (Clear 

 Water Harbor, Hillsborough Co.; Key West). The boys use to 

 fish it on hook and line from the Avharfs. One night two fishes 

 of this kind skipped into my boat in Clear Water Harbor. 



Hemirarnphus longirostris CuviER. I found a specimen of 

 this nice fish just thrown up on the Coronado beach outside 

 New Smyrna, Volusia Co. 



Chriodoriis atherinoides GooDE & Bean. At Key West I 

 procured one specimen of this interesting fish, caught together 

 with Hemiramphus on hook and line in the harbor. 



I saw very often dried »seahorses», Hippocampus, which had 

 been collected at the Florida coast, exhibited for sale in curiosity- 

 stores etc, but I did not obtain any living specimens myself. 



