Economic Importance: 



Tilefish, a good quality food fish, arc sought by offshore trawlers 

 during the winter months. During 1957, 144,330 pounds of tilefish, 



valued at 826,097, were landed at Rhode Island ports. 



Genus Sebastes 



(168) Sebastes marinus (Linnaeus) 1758 

 Rosefish, ocean perch, redfish, red bream 



Specimens: 



A deep water species off the Rhode Island coast, this species is 

 sometimes taken by offshore trawlers. It is much more plentiful 

 farther north where it supports a large fishery. Rosefish measuring 

 14 to 20 inches (TL) were brought into Point Judith in December, 

 1957, and examined by the writer. 



Economic Importance: 



Large quantities of this species are filleted, packaged and frozen 

 in Maine and Massachusetts. Rhode Island offshore trawlers fish 

 for tilefish rather than rosefish on the edge of the continental shelf, 

 hence very few pounds are brought into Rhode Island. 



Family Caproidae 

 Genus Antigonia 



(169) Antigonia capros Lowe 1843 

 Boar fish 



Specimens: (PLATE 56) 



The boarfish is a rare tropical offshore species. On April 20, 1957, 

 the trawler Dauntless captured a 57 mm. (TL) specimen on the 

 continental shelf off Block Island. This specimen, which was ex- 

 amined by the writer, is believed to be the first record of this species 

 in Rhode Island waters. 



Family Cottidae 

 Genus Myoxocephalus 



(170) Myoxocephalus aeneus (Mitchill) 1815 

 Grubby sculpin, brassy sculpin, little sculpin 



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