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Family SPARID^. 



Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus). 



Porgy. 



Mr. W. J. Fox noted it at Sea Isle City, July 15th, 1906. 

 This fish runs in Delaware Bay with the sea bass from Cape 

 May Point to Green Creek, where, however, very few are taken. 



Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum). 



Sheep's Head. 



Mr. Hand reports they have been taken back of Avalon and at 

 Turtle Gut, in Cape May county. About twenty years ago a few 

 large ones were taken in Delaware Bay and off the "drum-beds". 



Family SCI^NID^. 

 Cynoscion regalis (Schneider). 



Weak Fish. 



Noted at Sea Isle City on July 15th, 1906, by Mr. W. J. Fox. 

 On July 23d about 30 pounds were taken. About Cape May they 

 reach a fair size, or about 12 pounds, and some have been re- 

 ported of 14 pounds in weight. In the Delaware Bay they run 

 up as far as Ship John Light and at Cohansy Creek, where they 

 are larger than off Green Creek. They occur all along the ocean 

 shore. Found abundant and some quite large, in the pounds at 

 Green Creek, May 5th, 1907. Abundant on June 9th. It is the 

 most prized food fish of this region. Rather few were taken in 

 the pounds on June 23d. They are sometimes known locally as 

 "blue fish." Mr. H. Walker Hand reports that weak fish were 

 taken in record quantities everywhere about Cape May in late 

 July, in both the bay and sounds. They were also taken at Four- 

 teen Foot Bank. They ran small, however, and were reported in 

 the bay as far as Cohansy Creek. 

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