CHAPTER XV

THE GROUPER FAMILY, _Serranidæ_ 285

The Gag, _Mycteroperca microlepis_ 287

The Scamp, _Mycteroperca falcata phenax_ 291

The Yellow-finned Grouper, _Mycteroperca venenosa_ 294

The Rock Hind, _Epinephelus adscensionis_ 295

The Red Hind, _Epinephelus guttatus_ 297

The Coney, _Petrometopon cruentatus_ 299

The Nigger-fish, _Bodianus fulvus_ 300

The Sand-fish, _Diplectrum formosum_ 303