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Pomoxys sparoides, Gerard. Calico fish ; Bar Hsh ; Tin 

 Mouth. 2218. 



Family Percid^. 



(Tlie Perches.) 



Perca americana, Schrank. Common Perch ; Yellow Perch. 

 2102. 



A handsome fish, "biting" says Thoreau, "from impulse, with- 

 out reflection, and from impulse refraining to bite; and sculling in- 

 differently past. It is a true fish, such as the angler loves to put 

 into his basket, or hang on the top of his willow twig, on shady 

 afternoons, along the banks of streams" "-The number of eggs of 

 one spawn may exceed a million". — (Gunther.) 



Family Serranidse. 

 (The Sea Bass.) 



Roccus americanus, J. and G. White Perch. 2ror. 

 Roccus lineatus, Gill. Rock ; Striped Bass. 2098. 

 Serranus atrarius, J. and G. Black fish ; Black Sea-Bass. 

 2099. 



•Serranus nebulifera, Steind. Johnny Verde. 2100. 



Family Sparidae. 

 (The Sparoid Fishes.) 



Pomadasys fulvomaculatus, J. and G. Sailor's Choice; Pig 

 F;sh. 2096. 



Diplodus argyrops, J. and G. Scup; Porgee. 2097. 



An important food fish, growing eighteen inches in length and 

 reaching a weight of four pounds. 



Family Scieenidae. 



(Tlie Croakers.) 



"Most of the species make a peculiar noise, called variously 

 croaking, grunting, drumming and snoring. This sound is sup- 

 posed to be caused by forcing the air from the air bladder into one 

 of the lateralhorns". — (Jord. and Gilbert, Fishes, N. Am., p. 566.) 



Cynoscion parvipinne, Ayres. Blue Fish ; Corvina. 2092. 



Genyonemus lineatus. Gill. Little Bass ; Little Roncador. 



Menticirrus nebulosus. Gill. Whiting; King Fish. 2094. 

 Umbrina xanti, Gill. Yellow-finned Roncador. 2095. 



Family Embiocotid^e. 

 (The Surf Fishes.) 



"Viviparous. The young are hatched wiiliiu the body, where 



