222 True Fishes 



WHITING, BLUEFISH, SPADEFISH, BUMPER 



I. Greatest depth of body about equal to or less than 

 length of head 

 Page 223, figs. B, D, E 



la. Pectoral fin reaches back to a point beneath space 

 between the two dorsal fins or front part of second 

 dorsal fin 

 Page 223, figs. B, D 



1. Side of head mostly scaled 

 Page 223, figs. A, B 



See Offshore Whiting, p. 315. 



2. Side of head only partly scaled 

 Page 223, figs. C, D 



See Whiting, p. 314. 



lb. Pectoral fin reaches back to a point beneath center 

 of first dorsal fin 

 Page 223, fig. E 



See Bluefish, p. 364. 



II. Greatest depth of body at least twice length of head 

 Page 223, figs. F, G 



Ila. Pectoral fin reaches back to a point about under 

 the front part of first dorsal fin 

 Page 223, fig. F 



See Spadefish, p. 384. 



lib. Pectoral fin reaches back to a point well past 

 origin of second dorsal fin 

 Page 223, fig. G 



See Bumper, p. 360. 



