Silver Perch, Common Butterfly Fish 



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Silver or Sand Perch 

 Bairdiella chrysura (Lacepede) 



Color: Green or blue-gray above; lower sides and belly 

 silvery. 



Distribution: Occurs from New York to Texas. 

 Size: Reported to reach a length of one foot. Usually it is 

 less than 9 inches. 



General Information: The Sand Perch is common in sum- 

 mer in New York bays, particularly fish under 6 inches in 

 length. Adults are more abundant from New Jersey south. 

 This fish spawns in spring and early summer. The eggs are 

 buoyant. The main foods of the Sand Perch are small 

 crustaceans, worms, and fishes. 



Economic Importance: Because of its small size only a 

 few of the species are marketed. 



Common Butterfly Fish 

 Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch 



The Common Butterfly Fish is a West Indian species the 

 young of which occasionally stray north as far as Cape 



