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Painted by Hashime Murayama 
THE MARGATE FISH {Haemulon alburn) 
The Margate Fish is a food fish of considerable importance in Florida markets, reaching a weight of ten pounds. It is the largest and gamest fighter of its family. I 
is found in the Bermudas, West Indies, Florida Keys, and south to Brazil, living on coral and grassy bottoms, and feeding on crustaceans, worms and mollusks. 
