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opercle with a shallow emargination above the angle, with radi- 

 ating serrae ; caudal lunate ; lower jaw projecting. 



Mycteroperca falcata phenax. The Scamp. Body elongate ; head 

 3; depth i\\ D. XI, 18; A. Ill, 11 ; eye 5 ; scales 24-135-43; 

 dorsal fin single, the spines slender and weak ; head pointed ; 

 mouth large, the maxillary reaching posterior border of the eye ; 

 teeth in narrow bands, each jaw with two strong canines, nearly 

 vertical ; preopercle finely serrate, a notch above the angle ; scales 

 mostly cycloid ; outer Ta.ys of caudal produced. 



Mycteroperca venenosa. The Yellow-finned Grouper. Body elon- 

 gate; head 3; depth 3J; eye 7; scales 24-125-;^; D. XI, 16; 

 A. Ill, II ; head rather blunt; mouth large, the maxillary reach- 

 ing much beyond the eye ; teeth in narrow bands, each jaw 

 with two strong canines, not directed forward ; preopercle with- 

 out salient angle, its emargination slight ; dorsal fin single, its 

 spines not very weak ; caudal fin lunate ; anal rounded. 



Epinephelus adscensionis. The Rock Hind. Body robust, little 

 compressed ; head 2^ ; depth 3 ; eye 6 ; scales 12-100-40 ; D. XI, 

 17; A. 111,7; head subconic, acute ; anterior profile straight; 

 mouth large, the maxillary reaching beyond the eye ; lower jaw 

 strongly projecting ; teeth in broad bands, the canines short and 

 stout, those of the lower jaw the largest ; preopercle finely ser- 

 rate, convex, with but slight emargination; scales strongly 

 ctenoid ; dorsal fin single, its spines strong ; caudal fin slightly 

 rounded ; gill-rakers short and thick. 



Epinephelus guttatus. The Red Hind. Body rather slender, mod- 

 erately compressed, the back somewhat elevated; head i\\ 

 depth 3j; eye i,\\ scales 19-ioo-jr; D. XI, 16; A. Ill, 8; head 

 long and pointed ; mouth moderate, the maxillary reaching be- 

 low posterior margin of eye ; lower jaw rather weak, its tip little 

 projecting ; teeth rather strong, in moderate bands, both jaws 

 with two curved canines, those in upper jaw largest ; preopercle 

 weakly serrate, with a salient angle, which is armed with 

 stronger teeth ; caudal fin rounded. 

 Petrometopon cruentatus. The Coney. Body oblong, rather deep 

 and compressed ; head 2\ ; depth 2f ; eye 5 ; scales 8-90-30 ; 

 D. IX, 14 ; A. Ill, 8 ; head moderate, a little acute anteriorly, 

 profile nearly straight; mouth large, the maxiUary reaching 



