MARINE AQUARIA 
Atlantic coast. These are the Goggler, Trachurops crumenophthalmus; the 
Thread-fish, 4/ectis crinitus; the Common Moon-fish, Vomer setapinis; and 
the Silver Moon-fish, Selene vomer. 
Sea-Basses or Serranide. More than 20 species of these fishes occur 
on the Atlantic coast and the young of other tropical forms are carried up 
in the Gulf Stream. They are popularly known at the seaside as Black- 
fish and Rock Blackfish. The most common species is Centropristes stria- 
tus, small specimens of which are very interesting aquarium inmates. 
Snappers or Lutianide. The young of these fine food fishes will sur- 
vive in the aquarium. They are widely distributed, those frequenting the 
Gulf Stream and straying to the Middle Atlantic coast being the Grey 
Snapper, Neomenis griseus; the Dog Snapper, N. jocu; the Schoolmaster, 
N. apodus; the Mutton-fish, NV. analis and others. 
Grunts or Hemulide. The young of these beautiful sub-tropical 
fishes also stray to more northern waters. Among these are the Common 
Grunt, Hemulon plumieri; the Grey Grunt, H. macrostomum, and the Yel- 
low Grunt, H. sciurus. 
Croakers or Scienide. his family contains about 30 genera and 150 
species, including the Weakfish, Cywoscion; Kingfish, Menticirrhus; Croaker, 
Micropogon; Drum, Pogonias; Cape May Goodie, Leiostomus; Mademoiselle, 
Bairdiella, and others, the young of which will thrive fairly well in the 
aquarium. Most of these make peculiar noises from which they derive 
their common name. Some of them reach a large size and occur in shal- 
low water on sandy shores along the Atlantic coast. 
Wrasses or Labridz. Of these fishes there are 8 or 10 species on 
the Atlantic coast, the most common being the Tautog or Blackfish, 
Tautoga onitis, and the Cunner, Ctenolobrus adspersus. These are large 
fishes of which the young may be kept in the aquarium. 
Harvest Fishes or Stromateide. Three species of these fishes occur 
on the Middle Atlantic coast. These are the Harvest-fish, Peprilus paru; 
the Butter-fish, Poronotus triacanthus, also known as the Pumpkin-seed; 
and the Black Rudder-fish, Palinurichthys perciformis. 
Butterfly Fishes or Chetodontide. The young of these fishes frequent 
the Gulf Stream and are sometimes taken in northern latitudes. They 
are most beautiful marked and of singular appearance. There are 8 to 
10 genera and nearly 200 species; carnivorous fishes of tropical seas, very 
hardy, which will survive in the aquarium. They are also known as 
Angel Fishes. 
File-Fishes or Monacanthidz. These small shore fishes of warmer 
waters are closely related to the Balistide of the tropical seas, and may 
be taken in shallow water in summer. They are beautiful in form and 
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