Family Stromateidae 



Peprilus alepidotus {Linnaeus). Harvestfish. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 22.8/29.6, temperature 29.6/27.4. Number 

 and length: .June (2, 11-12). 



BAY: Salinity 6..5/13.1-20.5/23.0, temperature 21.0/22.3- 

 30.4/31.7. Number and length: July (1. 64); Aug. (13, 67-127); 

 Sept. (44, 17-62); Oct. (2, 34-135). 



Peprilus triacanthus (Peck). Butterfish. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 15.5/30.7-26.3/29.5, temperature 5.3/ 

 11.4-2t).()/25.8. Number and length: Jan. i2, 2(j-27); Feb. (1, 

 13); Mar. (2, 18-30); May (1, 19); Dec. (13, 13-42). 

 BAY: Salinity 2.6/2.6-10.8/20.6, temperature 21.7/23.0- 

 27.0/28.0. Number and length; Apr. (8, 68-85); July (1, 44); 

 Oct. (1, 150). 



Family Triglidae 



Prionofus trihulufs Cuvier. Bighead searobin. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 13.3/30.9, temperature 27.6/28.9. Number 

 and length: Aug. (1, 6), 



BAY: Salinity 1.2/1.5-16.1/23.3, temperature 16.2/16.2-30.9/ 

 30.9. Number and length: Mar. (1, 47); June l3, 24); Aug. (1, 

 41); Oct. 14, 21-86); Nov. |2, 26-28). 



Family Bothidae 



Citharichthys spilopterus Giinther. Bay whiff. 



BRIDGE (specimens probably this species; identified as 

 either Citharichthys sp. or Etropus sp.): Salinity 15.8/27.9- 

 26.4/29.8., temperature 5.2/11.4-14.2/16.0. Number and 

 length: Jan. (1, 13); May (1, 13); Nov. (1, 11); Dec. (2, 10-11). 

 BAY: Salinity 8.0/8.0-16.7/23.1, temperature 13.6/13.0-29.3/ 

 29.3. Number and length: Jan. (4, 12-20); Feb. (1, 27); Aug. 

 (1, 101). 



Paralwhlhys lethostigma Jordan and Gilbert, 

 flounder. 



Southern 



BAY: Salinity 2.5/2.7-8.5/21.4, temperature 15.2/16.5-23.7/ 

 23.7. Number and length: Mar. (1, 32); Apr. (2, 57-59). 



Unknown Bothidae. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 18.2/30.1-26.3/29.8, temperature 5,3/ 

 11.4-13.2/16.3. Number and length: Jan. (7, 9-13); Dee. (1, 10). 

 BAY: Salinity 9.0/9.0, temperature 21.2/21.2. Number and 



length: Sept. (1, 14). 



Family Soleidae 



Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus). Lined Sole. 



BRIDGE (specimen probably this species; identified as a 



Soleidae): Salinity 22.8/29.6, temperature 29.6/27.4. Number 



and length: June (1, 3), 



BAY: Salinity 0/0, temperature 27.8/27.8. Number and 



length: Aug. (1, 51). 



RIVER: Salinity 0/16.3, temperature 20.5/21.5. Number and 



length: Oct. (2, 9-14). 



Trinectes maculatus (Bloch and Schneider). Hogchoker. 



BAY: Salinity 0/0-16.8/20.6, temperature 16.2/16.1-30.4/ 

 31.7. Number and length: Jan. (2, 30-69); Mar. (2, 67-90); 

 Apr. (2, 46-52); May (1, 35); June (2, 43-51); July (3, 23-62); 

 Aug. (8, 10-71); Oct. (3, 89-96). 



RIVER: Salinity 0/15.3-0.5/16.1, temperature 25.0/28.0- 

 23.1/30.0. Number and length: Sept. 11, 111; Oct. (1, 60). 



Family Cynoglossidae 



Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus). Blackcheek tonguefish. 



BAY: Salinity 0/0-10.8/20.6, temperature 21.7/23.0-29.3/ 

 29.3. Number and length: Apr. (1, 45); Aug. (12, 17-601; 

 Oct. (1, 59). 



Family Balistidae 



Aluterus schoepfi (Walbauml. Orange filefish. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 24.4/29.7, temperature 26.1/26.3. Number 

 and length: June (1, 57). 



Monacanthus hispidus (Linnaeus). Planehead filefish. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 15.2/30.6-24.4/29.7, temperature 12.1/ 

 18.7-29.5/29.4. Number and length: May (3, 17-24); June (7, 

 13-21); .July (1, 16); Aug. (3, 28-30); Oct. (1, 19); Nov. (2, 21). 

 BAY: Salinity 21.1/21.3, temperature 26.7/26.7. Number and 

 length: May (1, 17). 



Family Tetraodontidae 



Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode and Beanl. Southern puffer. 



BRIDGE: Salinity 8.8/28.7-23.7/29.6, temperature 10.9/ 

 14.1-29.6/27.4. Number and length: Jan. (1, 12); Apr. (2, 

 11-15); May (6, 7-121; June (2, 12-13); July (1, 10). 

 BAY: Salinity 0/0-9.6/20.3, temperature 20.8/20.3-31.0/ 

 31.0. Number and length: Apr. (1, 92); May (2, 22-31); June 

 (2, 43-50); July ll, 31); Aug. (2, 49-53). 



Family Diodontidae 



Chilomycterus antillariim Jordan and Rutter. Web burr- 

 fish. 



BAY: Salinity 21.1/21.3, temperature 26.7/26.7. Number and 

 length: May (2, 17). 



Chilomycterus schoepfi (Walbaum). Striped burrfish. 



BAY: Salinity 17.6/25.0, temperature 29.8/29.9. Number and 

 length: Aug. (1,215). 



SUMMARY 



Gulf menhaden, Brevoo}-tia patromis, and other 

 species of fishes were collected from Pensacola 

 Bay, East Bay, and East Bay River from Decem- 

 ber 1969 to October 1971. Larval menhaden, 10 

 to 32 mm TL, entered from the Gulf of Mexico 

 from December to April. Monthly sizes indicated 



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