THE STRIPED BASS 



" Striped bass" at New York. In 1814 Dr. Mit- 

 chill called it " MitchUl's perch," " striped basse," 

 and " rockfish." Dr. James Mease, about the same 

 time, gave a very interesting account of the fish 

 under the name of " streaked bass." In the 

 same article he stated that rockfish weighing from 

 twenty-five to sixty pounds are called " green- 

 heads." " Greenhead " and " squid-hound " are 

 names applied to large individuals found in ocean 

 waters of New England. 



Distribution 



Natural. — The natural range of the striped bass 

 includes the entire Atlantic coast from the Gulf of 

 Mexico to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the fish en- 

 tering rivers and ascending them almost to their 

 head waters unless stopped by natural or artificial 

 obstructions. Individuals are known to have been 

 taken every year in the Alabama River, including 

 some of large size. The fish has also been captured 

 in the lower Mississippi. In the vicinity of Pensa- 

 cola, Fla., examples were occasionally obtained 

 some years ago. Dr. G. Brown Goode stated that 

 it was rather rare in the St. Johns River, Fla., at 

 the time of his investigations. In the great bays 

 and sounds from North Carolina to Cape Cod it is 

 sometimes very abundant now. Many large in- 

 dividuals have been taken in Albemarle Sound. 



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