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on the back, and pearly white below, with a broad 

 band of the richest yellow along each side, which 

 is the hue also of the dorsal and caudal fins. 



The spotted snapper {Mesoprion uninotatus) is 

 ■white, traversed by longitudinal lines of yellow ; the 

 dorsal and caudal fins have borders of rose pink, 

 and there is a large oval black spot on each flank. 



The hind (a species of Serranus) is a handsome 

 fish. It is, studded with scarlet spots on a grayish 

 ground; the fins are yellow, especially the caudal, 

 with black borders, having a narrow white edge. 

 Sometimes the pectorals are brilliantly scarlet. 



But the above-named yield to the different species of 

 Hcemulon, which, under the name of grunts, are well 

 known and highly esteemed throughout Bermuda. 

 Their characteristic markings and hues are oblique 

 parallel lines of gold, on a silver or metallic azure 

 ground, with delicately tinted fins, and sometimes 

 spots of peculiarly intense lustre ; the whole interior 

 of iheir mouth is generally of the finest scarlet. 



An of these are taken with the line, and with the 

 seine, as well as in pots. The snappers are perhaps 

 more highly esteemed than the grunts, but both are 

 excellent. 



They chiefly frequent what is called "broken 

 groimd," where patches of white sand alternate with 



