126 LÖNNBERG, LIST OF FISHES OBSERVED IN SOUTH-FLORIDA. 



It ought to be observed how tlie nnbroken black lateral 

 band of the young Micropterus salmoides produces a general 

 likeness to Lucania, Girardinus, Notropis, Erimyzon and other 

 small fishes. How this fact shall be satisfactory explained I 

 can not teil thougli. It can hardly be regarded as any kind of 

 »mimicry» I am rather inclined to see therein a common rule 

 or a tendency to collect the pigment in these parts of the skin, 

 as even is the case in many other fishes and the silverstripe of 

 the Atherinids, Belonids and other fishes is a similar occurrence. 

 But in this case it is stränge that on the grown fishes of some 

 species the band is broken up as in Erimyzon, Micropterus a. o. 

 Is then »the exciting power» (der Reiz) gone away from these 

 parts? 



Etheostoma guiescens Jordan. I found this fish first in 

 Ferncreek near Orlando but afterwards in a good many localities 

 as well lakes as creeks with clear water. It also likes vegeta- 

 tion to hide in. Small lakes South of Orlando, Lake John near 

 Oakland, small lake near McDonald, Orange Co. 



In a creek southwest of Kissimmee, Osceola Co. 



The color was very variable as it sometimes was light 

 brown with darker spöts sometimes nearly quite black. At the 

 sandy shores of lakes they were paler than in creeks and brooks 

 with rieh vegetation. I saw them very often hiding under boards, 

 logs and so on. 



Ceibtropomus undecimalis (Bloch) Cuv. & Val. >Snook ■. 

 Common at the westcoast, often seen round the wliarfs. Used 

 as foodfish by some people, and also shipped inland. 



Trisotropis stomias GoODE & Bean m. ss. ..Black grouper . 

 Common round Key West. 



Trisotropis fcdeata POEY. »Scamp». Key West. 



Trisotropis microlepis GooDE & Bean. »Gag». Key West. 



Epinephelus nigritus (Holbrook). »Jewfish». About every 

 day some very large specimens are brought in the Key West 

 market. I observed this fish at Punta Gorda too. They were 

 causht on hook and line often near the wharfs. 



