338 The Bass and their Relatives 
In certain species that swim more freely in deep waters; 
these fins are naked. Among them is the Arnillo, Apszlus 
dentatus, a pretty brown fish of the West Indies, and its a 
nalogue in Hawaii, Apstlus brighamt, red, with golden cross- 
bands. Aprion virescens, the Uku of Hawaii, is a large fish of 
a greenish colorand elongate body, widely diffused through- 
out Polynesia andone of the best of food-fishes. A related 
species is the red voraz (Aprion macrophthalmus) of the West 
Indies. 
Most beautiful of all the group are the species of Ltelis, 
with the dorsal fin deeply divided and the head flattened above. 
These live in rather deep water about rocky reefs and are fiery 
red in color. Best known is the Cuban species, Etelis oculatus, 
the cachucho of the markets. Equally abundant and equally 
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Fie. 275.—NXenocys jessie Jordan & Bollman. Family Lutianide. 
Galapagos Islands. 
beautiful is Etelis carbunculus of Polynesia, Etelis evurus of 
Hawau, and other species of the Pacific islands. 
Verilus sordidus, the black escolar of Cuba, has the form 
of Etelis, but the flesh is very soft and the color violetyblack, 
indicating its life in very deep water. Numerous small silvery 
snappers living near the shore along the coast of western Mexico 
belong to the genera called Xenichthys, Xenistius, and Xenocys, 
Xemstius californiensis is the commonest of these species, 
Xenocys jessie, the largest in size, with black lines like a striped 
bass. To the genus Dentex belongs a large snapper-like fish of 
