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Reported to occur in abundance at times in Great Egg Harbor 

 Bay about Somer's Point and Beesley's Point. It is known as 

 "white bait." 



Family MUGILID-ffi. 



Mugll curema Valenciennes. 



Mullet. 



About Cape May it has been taken all along the surf. They 

 seldom exceed about 8 inches in length. 



Family SYNGNATHID^. 



Syngnathus fuscus Storer. 



Pipe Fish. 



A small one was taken in the "sea lettuce" at Ocean City Point, 

 at the entrance of Great Egg Harbor Bay, on August i6th, 1907. 



Hippocampus hudsonius De Kay. 



Sea Horse. 



Taken in Delaware Bay when dredging for oysters from Egg 

 Island to Ship John Light, 



Family SCOMBRID-ffi. 



Scomber scombrus Linnaeus. 



Mackerel. 



On April 30th, 1907, several were taken, about 10 in all, at 

 Cedar Hummocks, on the bay shore of Cape May county. This 

 is their first occurrence in Delaware Bay so far up, according to 

 the local fishermen. On the ocean front at Cape May about 5 or 

 6 barrels have been taken at one time. 



