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or ojanco (Lutianus mahogant). Numerous other species occur 
on both coasts of tropical America, and a vastly larger assem- 
blage is found in the East Indies, some of them ranging north- 
ward to Japan. 
Hoplopagrus giinthert is a large snapper of the west coast 
of Mexico, having very large molar teeth in its jaws besides slit. 
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Fie. 273.—Yellow-tail Snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus (Linnzus). Key West. 
like nostrils and other notable peculiarities. From the stand- 
point of structure this species, with its eccentric characters— 
is especially interesting. The yellow-tail snapper or rabirubia 
(Ocyurus chrysurus) is a handsome and common fish of the 
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Fic. 274.—Cachucho, Ftelis oculatus (Linneus). Havana. 
West Indies, with long, deeply forked tail, which makes it a 
swifter fish than the others. Another red species is the dia- 
mond snapper or cagon.de lo alto, Rhomboplites aurorubens. 
All these true snappers have the soft fins more or less scaly. 
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