July 2, 1953, a ten-inch croaker was taken in the trap off the Point 

 Judith breakwater by W. Clark. 



Genus Menticirrhus 



(162) Menticirrhus saxatilis (Bloch and Schneider) 1801 

 Kingfish, king whiting, roundhead, sea mink 



Specimens: (PLATE 53) 



Most abundant along the middle Atlantic coast, this excellent 

 food and game fish is present in Rhode Island waters from April 

 to November. Specimens of kingfish ranging in size from 6 to 14 

 inches (TL) were examined by the writer in the traps at Point 

 Judith during the summer of 1957. 



Economic Importance: 



Commercial trawlers and trappers take a small amount of this 

 excellent food fish each year. In 1956, 1,785 pounds of king whiting, 

 valued at $132, were landed at Rhode Island fishing ports. 



Genus Pogonias 



(163) Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus) 1766 

 Black drum, drum, sea drum 



Specimens: 



The drum is found from southern New England to Argentina 

 and each year a few specimens are taken in the Newport and Point 

 Judith traps during the summer and fall. On July 2, 1957, a 30- 

 pound drum was taken in the Clark traps at Point Judith. Due to 

 its scarcity, this species is of no economic importance in Rhode 

 Island. 



Family Pomacentridae 

 Genus Eiipomacentrus 



(164) Eiipomacentrus leucostictus (Muller and Troschei) 184S 

 Beau-gregory, black pilot, cockeye pilot 



Specimens: 



This West Indian species has never been recorded in Rhode 

 Island or on the New England mainland previously. The only 



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