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WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW TO CATCH FISH 





12. "GALEICHTHYS OR HEXANEMATICHTHYS FELIS." 



Illustration. 



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Sea Catfish; "Head 3^; depth 5. D. I, 7 ; P. I, 6 ; A. 



Common Sea Cat ; ig. Body rather elongate, not compressed, tap- 

 Florida Cat. ering into the slender tail ; head subconic, de- 



pressed, flattish above ; maxillary barbel nearly as long as the head ; 

 gill membranes broadly united, forming a narrow, free fold across the 

 isthmus ; occipital process with a median keel, long, about j4 

 head, its tip convex ; fontanelle, forming a narrow groove ; top of 

 head comparatively smooth ; humeral process nearly j4 the length 

 of the pectoral spine ; caudal deeply forked, the upper lobe the 

 longer. Steel blue, sides and belly silvery, lower fins pale. Length, 

 24 inches. ' ' Weight to 3 pounds ; average about 1 y 2 pounds. 



This fish will, unfortunately for himself and for you, take any kind 

 of bait you are using for better fish, while still fishing in his habitat, but 

 will not usually take a troll. Non-edible ; generally so considered. 



