The Grouper Family 291 



a new species by Drs. Goode and Bean, from 

 Pensacola. As I had no means of preserving 

 the fish, it was baked for our dinner, and proved 

 to be very good indeed. 



In fishing for groupers the angler must keep 

 them well in hand so as to prevent their getting 

 into the holes and crevices of the rocks, as they 

 are sure to do if given the chance, and from 

 where it is almost impossible to dislodge them. 

 They should be brought to the surface, or near 

 it, as soon as possible after hooking them, and 

 kept there until ready for the landing-net or 

 gaff-hook. Most people in Florida fish for 

 groupers with hand-lines, but with the tackle 

 recommended the fish will be more easily sub- 

 dued and landed, and the pleasure much enhanced, 

 to say nothing of the question of sportsmanship 

 as between the two methods. 



THE SCAMP 



(^Myderoperca falcata phenax) 



The scamp is a grouper that resembles very 

 much the gag. It was first described by the 

 Cuban ichthyologist Poey, in i860, from Cuban 

 waters. He named \i falcata, or "scythe-shaped," 

 from the curving of the caudal fin. The form 



