254 WHERE, WHEN, AND //OIF TO CATC/1 FISH 



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"ELOPS SAURUS." 



Bulletin 47, illustration 178, page 410. 



Common Names: Ten-pounder ; John-Mariggle ; Bony-fish ; Big-eyed 



Herring ; Matajuelo Real ; Chiro ; Lisa Francesa. 



October 1, 1902. 



MORE ABOUT THE BONEFISH, LADY- FISH, ALBULA 

 VULPES, AND ELOPS SAURUS SUBJECT. 



After an extended examination of the works of the United States 

 Fish Commission, and other books written from an angling stand- 

 point, I have come to the conclusion that I was mistaken in thinking, 

 and saying on pages 248 and 249, that the engraving of the Lady-fish 

 and the Bonefish of Biscayne Bay and the Keys had been transposed 

 in printing Bulletin 47; and in saying, "I am satisfied the Albula 

 Vulpes is the well-known Lady-fish, and the Elops Saurus is the less- 

 known Bonefish of Biscayne Bay and the Keys," etc. 



When I first visited the East Coast of Florida in 1885, and the 

 West Coast a few years later, I saw and caught a fish at many points 

 which was called by the market fishermen, the residents, and the 

 home and visiting anglers, the Lady- fish, Bonefish, and Skipjack. 



How or why the fish was called by the names I do not know, but 

 the two latter can hardly be called misnomers, because they are very 

 appropriate and characteristic names for the fish, as he certainly does 

 skip and jump more than any fish I know except the Ouananische, and 

 is not excelled by him in game qualities, and is certainly very bony. 



Jordan & Gilbert of theU. S. Fish Commission, in 1883, produced 

 Bulletin IB of the U. S. National Museum, in which they classify 

 the above fish in "Family Elopidse (the Big-eyed Herrings)," under 



