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Resembles the Spanish Mackerel in appear- 

 ance and habits. Has been observed at 

 Santo Domingo, Jamaica, Cuba, Martinique, 

 Porto Rico, and Brazil, and, rarely, at Woods 

 Holl, Mass. 



Mackerel, Spanish: Caught on the surface 

 of deep waters in the open ocean, like the 

 Bonito, on Bluefish bait and tackle. Weighs 

 up to nine pounds. Occurs in the Atlantic 

 from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico. Also 

 abounds along the Pacific Coast of Mexico 

 and the Gulf of California. Off the coast of 

 New York and Southern New England is most 

 numerous in July and August. In the Gulf 

 States it is called King- Fish. 



Mackerel, Spanish Monterey : Caught on the 

 troll. Occurs in Monterey Bay in September 

 and November. Weighs up to eight pounds. 

 Resembles the common Spanish Mackerel in 

 appearance and quality. 



Mackerel, Spotted Cero (King Cero, etc.): 

 Caught in the West Indies on the troll in the 

 open sea. Weighs up to thirty pounds, and 

 reaches six feet in length. Has been observed 

 in Cuba, San Domingo, Jamaica, Barbadoes, 

 Key West, and Brazil. 



Mackerel, Tinker (Easter Mackerel) : Caught 

 northward to Monterey Bay on Common 

 Mackerel gear. Measures up to fourteen 

 inches in length. 



Medregal (Bonita, etc.): Caught in South 

 Florida and along the coasts of the Carolinas. 

 Common in Bermuda and Cuba. Measures up 

 to two feet in length. 



Moon-Fish, Silver (Horse-Head, Look- 

 Down, etc.): Caught on light tackle with 

 clam, crab, and worm bait on the Atlantic 

 coast abundantly as far north as Massachu- 

 setts, and is found in the West Indies, in 

 Brazil, and the Gulf of Mexico. Same size and 

 form as the Horse- Fish with which it is often 

 confounded. 



Moon-Fish (Spade-Fish, Angel-Fish, Porgee, 

 Porgy, Three-Tail Sheepshead, Three-Tailed 



