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6. Tetrodon testudinesas Linne\ Globe-fish. 



West Indies; East Florida; Gulf of Mexico. Only 

 occasionally found on the coast of the United States. 



3268. Indian River, Florida. Gustavus WUrdernann. 



OSTEACIONTID^. 



7. Ostracion quadricorne Linne. Cuckold; Cow-fish. 



Tropical Atlantic, northward on the east coast of the 

 United States to South Carolina; not abundant in 

 the Gulf of Mexico. 



5775. Mississippi. 



8. Ostracion triquetrum Linne 



West Indies ; Southern Florida. 



Judging from the collection in the National Museum, 

 this species is uncommon in the Gulf of Mexico. 

 5989. Garden Key, Florida. Whitehurst. 



9. Ostracion trigonum Linne. Trunk-fish ; Box-fish. 



West Indies; Southern Florida ; occasional on the east 



coast of the United States north to Vineyard Sound, 



Massachusetts. 



Mr. V. N. Edwards has obtained the young at various 



times in the vicinity of Wood's Holl, Massachusetts. 



6596. Tortugas, Florida. J. B. Holder. 



BALISTID^E. 



10. Monacanthus occidentals Giinther. File-fish. 



West Indies ; Southern United States ; not uncommon 

 about the Florida Keys. 



5906. Indian Key, Florida. Gustavus Wiirdemann. 



11. Balistes capriscns Linne. European File -fish ; Turbot 



(Bermuda); Dusky File-fish; Trigger-fish ; 



Leather-jacket. 

 Mediterranean ; Bermuda ; east coast of North America 



from Nova Scotia (?) to the Gulf of Mexico, where it 



is common. 

 The species is represented in the Colonial Museum at 



Halifax by a specimen said to have been taken on the 



coast of Nova Scotia. It has occurred several times 



at Wood's Holl, Massachusetts, and at Newport, 



Ehode Island. 

 32624. Charlotte Harbor, Florida. Dr. J. A. Henshall. 



