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mocks, at Dias Creek, down to Cape May Point. On the ocean- 
shore they are fished up to Stone Harbor. It has been taken in 
Cold Spring Inlet. Ina landlocked brackish water pond a number 
of these fish, together with herring, weak fish and goodies were 
taken one winter at Cape May Point, according to Mr. H. Walker 
Hand. The white perch also occurs in all the inland waters. Sev- 
eral were found on the beach at Green Creek on June 9th, 1907. 
Reported at Barnegat Pier on July 30th, 1907, and later in 
Great Ege Harbor Bay at Somers Point and Beesley’s Point. 
Said to run up the Tuckahoe, where they have been taken at the 
bridge. 
Reported from Kinkora Creek, near Kinkora, in Burlington 
county. 
Centropristis striatus (Linnzus). 
Sea Bass. 
Taken at Sea Isle City on July 15th, 1907, according to Mr. 
Wa leoxe 
About Cape May, Mr. H. Walker Hand says they are not so 
plentiful as the white perch. They reach a weight of 7 pounds 
and are comparatively short and chunky. ‘They run in all salt- 
water inlets and channels. In Delaware Bay they occur from 
Cape May Point to Dias Creek at least, where about 2 or 3 are 
taken at a time. Recently they have also been reported as far up 
as Cohansy Creek. ‘They are hard to gill and wary of gill- 
seines. In the stmmer of 1906 some adults were taken in the 
bay with “humps” or conspicuous backs. In late July of 1907, 
sea bass were taken at Fourteen Foot Bank. Small examples are 
taken in Great Egg Harbor Bay about Somers Point, Beesley’s 
Point and Ocean City, according to the fishermen. They are said 
to worry their bait when fishing. 
Family HAAMULIDE. 
Orthopristis chrysopterus (Linnzeus). 
Hog Fish. 
Mr. H. Walker Hand reports one from Cape May, in one of 
the sounds, late in July of 1907. It was caught on a hook. 
Known as “hog fish.”’ 
