LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FIRST PART. 
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Plate 1. Anguilla chrysypa. Common eel 350 
2. Lycodontis jordani 360 
3. Holocentrus ascensionis. Squirrel-fish 350 
4. Upeneus maculatus. Red goat-fish 350 
5. Upeneus martinicus. Yellow goat-fish 350 
6. Scomheromorus maculatus. Spanish mack- 
erel 350 
7. Oligoplites saurus. Leather-jack 350 
8. Decapterus punctatus. Scad 350 
9. Caranx crysos. Runner 350 
10. Trachinotus carolinus. Common pompano . 350 
11. Epinephelus adscensionis. Rock hind 350 
12. Epinephelus striatus. Nassau grouper 350 
13. Epinephelus maculosus [guttatus]. Red 
hind 350 
14. Epinephelus morio. Red grouper 350 
15. Prionodes baldwini 350 
16. Priacanthus arenatus. Catalufa 350 
17. Neomaenis griseus. Gray snapper 350 
18. Neomaenis jocu. Dog snapper; Jocu 350 
19. Neomaenis apodus. Schoolmaster 350 
20. Neom®nis aya. Red snapper 350 
21. Neomaenis analis. Mutton-fish 350 
22. Neomaenis synagris. Lane snapper 350 
23. Ocyurus chrysurus. Yellow-tail 350 
24. Haemulon album. Margate-fish 350 
25. Calamus bajonado. Jolt-head porgy 350 
26. Archosargus unimaculatus 350 
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Bamboo fish pot or trap in general use in Porto Rico. . 31 
Natives with hoop nets, Bayamon River 32 
Fishing schooner Erancisca and wicker fishing pots. . . 36 
Fish-peddlers at Puerto Real 37 
Fishing boats and fishermen’s homes, Punta Santiago. . 39 
Fig. 1. Branchiostoma caribaeum 59 
2. Ginglymostoma cirratum 60 
3. Pristis pectinatus 63 
4. Aetobatus narinari, dorsal view 66 
5. Aetobatus narinari, ventral view 67 
6. Leptocephalus conger 69 
7. Sphagebranchus ophioneus 74 
8. Lycodontis moringa 77 
9. Lycodontis albimentis 78 
10. Tarpon atlanticus 80 
11. Elops saurus 81 
12. Albula vulpes 82 
13. Stolephorus lyolepis 89 
14. Stolephorus garmani 89 
15. Stolephorus gilberti 90 
16. Synodus fcetens 93 
17. Tylosurus raphidoma 100 
18. Hyporhamphus unifasciatus 101 
19. Hemirhamphus brasiliensis 102 
20. Aulostomus maculatus 105 
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Plate 27. Eupomacentrus fuscus 350 
28. Eupomacentrus leucostictus 350 
29. Doratonotus decoris 350 
30. Sparisoma abildgaardi. Red parrot-fish 350 
31. Scarus vetula 350 
32. Scarus cceruleus. Blue parrot-fish 350 
33. Chsetodipterus faber. Spade-fish 350 
34. Chaetodon striatus. Butterfly-fish 350 
35. Chaetodon capistratus. Butterfly-fish 350 
36. Holacanthus tricolor. Rock beauty 350 
37. Angelichthys ciliaris. Blue angel-fish 350 
38. Teuthis coeruleus. Blue tang 350 
39. Balistes vetula 350 
40. Lactophrys bicaudalis. Spotted trunk-fish.. 350 
41. Spheroides testudineus. Puffer 350 
42. Chilomycterus antennatus 350 
43. Pontinus maerolepis 350 
44. Peristedion gracile 350 
45. Dormitator maculatus 350 
46. Labrisomus nuchipinnis 350 
47. Auchenopterus fajardo 350 
48. Antennarius scaber 350 
49. Antennarius nuttingii. Murcielago 350 
50. San Juan Harbor, Porto Rico 350 
51. Mayaguez Bay, Mona Island, Aguadilla Bay, 
and Puerto de Guanica 350 
52. Map of Porto Rico 350 
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Pig. 21. Corythroichthys cayorum 108 
22. Atherina stipes 110 
23. Atherina araea Ill 
24. Mugil curema 113 
25. Agonostomusmonticola... 114 
26. Sphyreena barracuda 115 
27. Auxis thazard 122 
28. Scomberomorus cavalla 124 
29. Triehiurus lepturus 125 
30. Trachurops crumenophthalmus 129 
31. Caranx hippos 131 
32. Caranx crysos 132 
33. Caranx latus 133 
34. Selene vomer, young 134 
35. Selene vomer, adult 135 
36. Chloroscombrus chrysurus 136 
37. Trachinotus glaucus 138 
38. Trachinotus falcatus 139 
39. Peprilus paru 141 
40. Apogon sellicauda 143 
41. Apogonichthys alutus 144 
42. Centropomus undecimalis 146 
43. Bodianus punctatus 150 
44. Alphestes chloropterus 155 
45. Mycteroperca bowersi 158 
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