The Gray Snapper 47 
May, but I never saw a young red snapper at this 
point. On the upper coast Silas Sterns has 
found them with well-developed ovaries in April, 
May, June, and July. 
On the reef about Marquesas, between Key 
West and Tortugas, and at the latter key, I have 
taken large specimens of what the fishermen 
called the green snapper, Lutzanus analis (Cu- 
vier and Val.). It has much the: range of the 
gray snapper, and is a hard-fighting fish, attain- 
ing forty pounds, though I recall but one fish of 
this size, the average being much smaller. It is 
a very attractive fish, richly colored, the general 
tone a dark olive-green, but subject to much 
variation, red, blue, purple, rose, and even scarlet 
being conspicuous colors in its make-up. The iris 
is brick-red, the eye large, the head larger than 
in the gray snapper. The fins are also red in 
color, and at times the fish appears to be spotted 
blue, red, and white with indistinct horizontal 
bars and a black spot near the tail; again it 
is severely olive above. and white below. The 
dorsal is often beautifully tinted, roseate at its 
base, golden green at the tips — altogether a 
radiant creature, yet lacking the grace of form 
of the gray snapper. It is a valuable food fish 
