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more delicate, the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) similar but a 

 little coarser, the ultia^ (Carangus sent), the finest large food -fish 

 of the South Seas, the dainty California poppy-fish, miscalled 

 " Pampano " (Palometa simillima), and the kingfish firm and 



FIG. 200. Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (L.). New York. 



well-flavored (Scomberomorus cavalla), represent the best of the 

 fishes allied to the mackerel. 



The shad (Alosa sapidissimd) , with its sweet, tender, finely 

 oily flesh, stands also near the front among food-fishes, but it 

 sins above all others in the matter of small bones. The weak- 

 fish (Cynoscion nobilis) and numerous relatives rank first among 



FIG. 201. Robalo, Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch). Florida. 



those with tender, white, savorous flesh. Among the bass and 

 perch-like fishes, common consent places near the first the 

 striped bass (Roceus lineatus] , the bass of Europe (Dicentrarchus 

 /" labrax), the susuki of Japan (Lateolabrax japonicus), the red 

 / (o tai of Japan (Pagrus major and P. cardinalis} , the sheep's-head 

 / ~7 (Archosargus probatocephalus), the mutton-fish or Pargo Criollo 



of Cuba (Lutianus analis), the European porgy (Pagrus pagrus} , I fa 



