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several of which are apparently new to science. These are a species of [[underlined]] Scarus [[/underlined]] and two species of [[underlined]] Xyrichthys [[/underlined]]. Our investigation of Cozumel was made late in January, and we found the following summer visitors to the eastern coast of the United States present at the time: [[underlined]] Tetrodon spengleri, Ostracion trigonum, Monacanthus hispidus, Balistes vetula, Pomacanthus aureus, Tenthis hepatus, Trachurops crumenophthalmus, Trachynotus goreënsis, Hypeneus maculatus, Ocyurus chrysurus, Lutjanus griseus, Sphyræna picuda, Tylosurus caribbæus, Albula vulpes, Stolephorus mitchillii, Carcharias Cœruleus [[/underlined]]. None of the important economic species of the New England fisheries were observed so far south.  The barracuda ([[underlined]] Sphyræna [[/underlined]]) was the favorite food fish among the Cozumel people. There was no native fishing of any kind during our stay. This is an admirable field for tide pool collecting, but shore seining is extremely difficult because of the