jeniguana

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The cottonwick fish, Haemulon melanurum.

"Haemulon melanurum, the jeniguana, is known from the West Indies and south to Brazil. It is rather common at Havana, but was not found by us in Porto Rico. It grows to a foot in length and is a good food-fish."
"Cottonwick (jeniguana) Not a common fish but a handsome sight to see because of its bold, scissor-like dorsal and tail stripes and the bandit-like mask which usually conceals the eye. Some fishes lack the eye stripe."

Said by Century to be from Cuban Spanish [Term?] "from a native West Indian name".

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