ÖFVERSIGT AF K. VETENSK.-AKAD. FÖRHANDLINGAR 18 94, N:0 3. 131 



Achirus fasciatus (Lacépédb). Common in Peace river 

 wliere I lieard a man call them »leaches». (Arcadia, De Soto Co.). 



MaltJie radiata (MiTCHiLL). »Batfish». Clear Water Harbor, 

 Punta Gorda not uncommon. 



Balistes vetulus Linné. »Turbot». Is regarded as a very 

 fine foodfish. Key West. 



Balistes capriscus Gmelin. »Turbot». Key West. 



Monacantlius hispiäus LiNNÉ. »Leatherjacket), »Leatlierfish>.. 

 Key West, common. One of my specimens has the second ray 

 of soft dorsal produced, filamentous (not the first). At other 

 places of the westcoast it was as common, for instance at 

 Ozona, Hillsborough Co. The specimens I got there were not 

 so large though but darker. 



Ostracion qnadricorne IjINNÉ. »Cowfish». i^long the west- 

 coast in shallow water rather common. (Clear Water Harbor, 

 Hillsborough Co.; Key West). At New Smyrna I saw a speci- 

 men thrown up on the beach. 



Tetrodon turgidus MiTCH. »ToadfisH», »Swelltoad», »Puffer». 

 Common all along the westcoast. (Ozona, Clear Water Harbor, 

 Hillsborough Co.). 



Tetrodon testudineus LiNNÉ. One specimen from Key West. 



Chilomycterus geometriens Bloch & SCHNEIDER. Rather 

 common on the eastcoast. St. Augustine, New Smyrna etc. 

 Dried and sold as a »curiosity» under name of »porcupine fish». 



