TIIK FAMILY IKIKIDT. 27 



(Itntis i'uyijniiin. 



The Drimi Kish (Po(/ointi.'< ('/iromis). 

 Spiiridii'. 



(itiiiKi Sarf/u.t. 



The Sheep's-liead {S(iri/iis Ori.s). 

 dtnuit P(i(jrus. 



The I'orgee {Payru.s Ari/i/roj/.t). 



Seoiubridu'. 



(ttiiiiji Temuodon. 



The Blue I'ish. — Skip-.Iuck {Tvinnodon Sallulor). 



Labridie. 

 (iiiiiis Tautoyu. 



The Tautopr. — Hhick Kish {Taittof/a Aineriratia). 



These eomj)lete the list of those salt-water lUh wliieh are of 

 any repute as atlbrdiug sport to the an<ijler in shoal water; they 

 may all be taken with the rod and reel, in the bays, mouths of 

 rivers, and shallow inleLs along the greater portion of our coast, 

 especially in the vicinity of reefs, the piles of old docks, or the 

 hulls of sunken vessels, around which they are often found in 

 so large shoals, and bite so freely and rapidly, as to aflord a 

 verj' high degree of amusement. Many persons are extremely 

 fond of this kind of fishing, though it cannot sustain a 

 moment's comparison with Trouting, much less Salmon fishing, 

 or indeed with trolling or ••pinning for the; I'ike and the Black 

 Bass. 



Several of the above-mentionetl fishes are of rare excellence ; 

 the Weak I'ish and Blue Fish, when quite fresh out of the 

 water, are not easdy surpassed ; but the King 1 ish and the 



