CURIOUS INHABITANTS OF THE GULF STREAM 
THE SQUIRREL FISH OR SOLDATO {Holocentrus ascensionis) 
These bright hued habitants of the tropical seas are to be found in the waters surrounding the Bermudas, 
Florida, the West Indies, St. Helena and Ascension Island. They reach a length of two feet, and are considered 
a good food fish. 
THE PORK FISH {Anisotremus virginicus) 
This important food fish, found from Florida to Brazil, reaches a length of fifteen inches, and lives in large 
numbers about coral heads and reefs. It is easily trapped by market fishermen. 
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