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more delicate, the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) similar but a 
little coarser, the ulua (Carangus sem), the finest large food-fish 
of the South Seas, the dainty California poppy-fish, miscalled 
‘‘Pampano”’ (Palometa simillima), and the kingfish firm and 
Fig. 85.—Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix (L.). New York. 
well-flavored (Scomberomorus cavalla), represent the best of the 
fishes allied to the mackerel. 
The shad (Alosa sapidissima), with its sweet, tender, finely 
oily flesh, stands also near the front among food-fishes, but it 
sins above all others in the matter of small bones. The weak- 
fish (Cynoscion nobilis) and numerous relatives rank first among 
Fie. 86 —Robalo, Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch). Florida. 
those with tender, white, savorous flesh. Among the bass and 
perch-like fishes, common consent places near the first the 
striped bass (Rocus lineatus), the bass of Europe (Dicentrarchus 
labrax), the susuki of Japan (Lateolabrax japonicus), the red 
tai of Japan (Pagrus major and P. cardinalis), the sheep’s-head 
(Archosargus probatocephalus), the mutton-fish or Pargo Criollo 
of Cuba (Lutianus analis), the European porgy (Pagrus pagrus), 
