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Moonfish or Blunt-nosed Shiner, I'omer setipinnis 3 years 



Common Pampano, Trachinotus carolinus 3 years 



Round Pampano, Trachinotiis falcatus 3 years 



Family Pomatomatidae (Bluefishes). 



Bluefish or Snapper, Pomaiomus saliairuv 2^-^ years 



Family Centrolophidae (Rudder fishes). 



Rudderfish, P alinurichthy s perciformis 6 months 



Family Stromateidae. 



Butterfish or Harvestfish, Rhombus triacanthns 1 month 



Long-finned Harvestfish, Rhombus poru 1 month 



Family Serranidae (Sea-basses). 



Striped Bass, Roccvs lineatus. (Brought in as two-year- 

 old; will be 21 j^ears old this spring, 1913) 19 years 



White Perch, Morone americana 2 years 



Black Sea-bass, Centropristes striatus 2 years 



Family Lobotidae (Triple-tails). 



Triple-tail or Flasher, Lobotes suriiunnensis 2 months 



Sandfish, Diplecirum formosum 



Family Priacanthidae. 



Redfish, Pseudoprlacanthus alius (a wanderer from the 



tropics 16 months 



Family Haemulidae (Grunts). 



Pigfish or Sailors choice, Orthopristis chri/sopterus 3 years 



Family Sparidae (Porgies). 



Scup or Porgy, Stenotomus chrysops 4 years 



Pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides 2 years 



Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus ^ 5 years 



Family Sciaenidae (Drum-fishes). 



Weakfish or Squeteague, Cynoscion regalis 5 years 



Sea-Trout, Cynoscion nebulosus 3 weeks 



Yellow-tail or Silver Perch, Bairdiella chrysura 6 months 



Channel Bass, Sciaenops ocellatus 7 years 



Spot or Lafayette, Leiostomus aaufhurus 2 years 



Croaker, Micropogon undidatus 2 years 



Kingfish, Menticirrhus saxatdis - 6 months 



Sea-drum or Red-drum. Pogonias cromis 5 years 



Banded Larimus, Larimiis fasclatus 6 months 



Family Labridae (Wrasses). 



Tautog or Blackfish, Tautoga onitis 7 years 



Cunner or Bergall, Ctenolabrus adspersus 4 years 



Family Ephippidae (Spadefishes). 



Spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber 4 years 



Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ocellatus 2 years 



Family Monacanthidae (Filefishes). 



Filefish or Leatherfish, Monacanthus hispidus 1 year 



Orange Filefish, Alutera schoepfi 3 years 



