MARINE AQUARIA 



Atlantic coast. These are the Goggler, Trachurops crumenophthalmus; the 

 Thread-fish, Alectis crinitus; the Common Moon-fish, Vomer setapinis; and 

 the Silver Moon-fish, Selene vomer. 



Sea-Basses or Serranida. More than 20 species of these fishes occur 

 on the Atlantic coast and the young of other tropical forms are carried up 

 in the Gulf Stream. They are popularly known at the seaside as Black- 

 fish and Rock Blackfish. The most common species is Centropristes stria- 

 tus, small specimens of which are very interesting aquarium inmates. 



Snappers or Lutianida. The young of these fine food fishes will sur- 

 vive in the aquarium. They are widely distributed, those frequenting the 

 Gulf Stream and straying to the Middle Atlantic coast being the Grey 

 Snapper, Neomanis griseus; the Dog Snapper, N. jocu; the Schoolmaster, 

 N. apodus; the Mutton-fish, N. analis and others. 



Grunts or Hamulida. The young of these beautiful sub-tropical 

 fishes also stray to more northern waters. Among these are the Common 

 Grunt, H amnion plumieri; the Grey Grunt, H. macrostomum, and the Yel- 

 low Grunt, H. sciurus. 



Croakers or Scianida. This family contains about 30 genera and 150 

 species, including the Weakfish, Cynoscion; Kingfish, Menticirrhus; Croaker, 

 Micropogon; Drum, Pogonias; Cape May Goodie, Leiostomus; Mademoiselle, 

 Bairdiella, and others, the young of which will thrive fairly well in the 

 aquarium. Most of these make peculiar noises from which they derive 

 their common name. Some of them reach a large size and occur in shal- 

 low water on sandy shores along the Atlantic coast. 



Wrasses or Labrida. Of these fishes there are 8 or 10 species on 

 the Atlantic coast, the most common being the Tautog or Blackfish, 

 Tautoga onitis, and the Cunner, Ctenolobrus adspersus. These are large 

 fishes of which the young may be kept in the aquarium. 



Harvest Fishes or Stromateida. Three species of these fishes occur 

 on the Middle Atlantic coast. These are -the Harvest-fish, Peprilus paru; 

 the Butter-fish, Poronotus triacanthus, also known as the Pumpkin-seed; 

 and the Black Rudder-fish, Palinurichthys perciformis. 



Butterfly Fishes or Chatodontid^e. The young of these fishes frequent 

 the Gulf Stream and are sometimes taken in northern latitudes. They 

 are most beautiful marked and of singular appearance. There are 8 to 

 10 genera and nearly 200 species; carnivorous fishes of tropical seas, very 

 hardy, which will survive in' the aquarium. They are also known as 

 Angel Fishes. 



File-Fishes or Monacanthida. These small shore fishes of warmer 

 waters are closely related to the Balistidae of the tropical seas, and may 

 be taken in shallow water in summer. They are beautiful in form and 



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