BONETTA, OR BOMTO. 



387 



Chub . 



Black Basse 



Whitt-flsli of tlie lakes 



Catfish . 



Redfish or Spotted Basse 



Bream 



Eels . 



Southern Trout 



Red Snapper 



May to September. 



April and May. 



September to November inclusive. 



July to October. 



February to March. 



May. 



April. 



July to September. 



March and April. 



SALT-WATER FISHES. 



TIME OF SPAWNING. 



Bonito or Bonetta . 



Blueflsh . 



Drum 



Striped Basse or Rock Fish 



Squeteague or Weak-fish . 



Kingflsu or Barb 



BlackfUh 



Sheepshead 



Cod aud Tom Cod . 



Flounder . 



Sea Basse 



Porgy . 



Smelt . 



May and June. 



January and February. 



March to July and Oct. and Nov. 



March to May. 



March and April. 

 April and May. 



May and June. 



M 



March and April. 



The time atated in the above tables varies according to cli- 

 mate. The spawn or ova commence making in many fish 

 months before, and do not fully develop until the times state I, 

 when they are ready for hatching. Southern fishes vary 

 much from the temperate, to their extreme limit or range, 

 toward the torrid zone. 



