Fishes . g to its color, which varies with the depth. It is red, yellow,or olive, with many round blue spots. Epinephelus adscen-scionis, the rock-liind, is spotted everywhere with guaza is the merou, or giant-bass, of Europe, alarge food-fish of value, rather dull in color. Epinephelus striatusis the Nassau grouper, or Cherna criolla, common in the WestIndies. Epinephelus macidosus is the cabrilla of Cuba. Epi-nephelus drummond-hayi, the speckled hind, umber brown, spottedwith lavender, is one of the handsomest of all the morio, the red grou]ier, is the
Fishes . g to its color, which varies with the depth. It is red, yellow,or olive, with many round blue spots. Epinephelus adscen-scionis, the rock-liind, is spotted everywhere with guaza is the merou, or giant-bass, of Europe, alarge food-fish of value, rather dull in color. Epinephelus striatusis the Nassau grouper, or Cherna criolla, common in the WestIndies. Epinephelus macidosus is the cabrilla of Cuba. Epi-nephelus drummond-hayi, the speckled hind, umber brown, spottedwith lavender, is one of the handsomest of all the morio, the red grou]ier, is the commonest of allthese fishes in the American markets. In Asia the speciesarc equally numerous, Epinephelus qiiernus of Hawaii and thered Epinephelus fasciatus of Japan and southward being food- The Bass and their Relatives 539 fishes of importance. Epinephelus tnerra, Epinephelus gilberti,and Epinephelus tanvina are among the more common spe-cies of Polynesia. Epinephelus corallicola, a species profusely. Fig. 427.—John Paw or Speckled Hind, Epinephelus drummond-hayi Goode Pensacola. spotted, abounds in the crevices of coral reefs, while Ceph-olopholis argils and C. leopardus are showy fishes of the deeperchannels. Mycteroperca venenosa, the yellow-finned grouper,is a large and handsome fish of the coast of Cuba, the fleshsometimes poisonous; when red in deep water it is known as
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