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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
BATRACHID^. 
102. Batrachus tau Linnaeus. Toad-fish. Oyster-fish. i 
Big Gasparilla; Lemon Bay. This and the next bizarre species are common ■ 
about oyster beds. They are harmless, but by the fishermen are thought to be ; 
poisonous. 
103. Batrachus pardus Goode & Bean. Toad-fish. 
West coast of Florida. 
LEPTOSCOPIDiE. 
104. Dactyloscopus tridigitatus Gill. 
Key West. Kot common. 
PLBURONECTIDiE. 
105. Platophrys ocellatus Agassiz. 
Key West; Garden Key. The young of this and the following “ flat fishes” 
common in quiet, grassy situations, the larger ones being found in deeper water. 
106. Citharichthys macrops Dresel. 
Big Gasparilla; Egmont Key. 
107. Paralichthys albigutta Jordan & Gilbert. 
Marco r Gordon’s Pass ; Big Gasparilla ; Lemon Bay. 
108. Paralichthys squamilentus Jordan & Gilbert. 
Egmont Key. 
109. Etropus crossotus Jordan & Gilbert. 
Gordon’s Pass ; San Carlos Pass. 
110. Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus). 
Barnes’ Sound ; Gordon’s Pass ; Big Gasparilla. 
111. Achirus fasciatus Lac6pede. 
Myakka River. 
112. Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus). Sole. 
Marco; Gordon’s Pass ; Big Gasparilla ; Lemon Bay; Long Boat Key. 
are 
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BALISTIDiE. 
113. Balistes carolinensis Gmelin. Turbot. 
West Coast of Florida. Common. Taken to Key West as a food-fish. 
114. Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill). Leatber-fish. 
Big Gasparilla; Garden Key. This and the following “ leather-fishes ” are 
uncommon, but are not used for food. 
115. Monacanthus hispidus (Linuieus). Leather -fish. 
Key West; Big Gasparilla. 
notliJ 
OSTRACIIDiE. 
116. Ostracion trigonum (Linnaeus). Sbell-fisb. 
West coast of Florida. This and other “ cow-fishes ” or “trunk-fishes” 
roasted “ in the shell,” and are very fair food-fishes. 
are|. 
