BONETTA, OB BONITO. 



387 



Chub . 



Black Basse 



White-fish or the lakes 



Catfish 



Kedflsk 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 . 



Bluefish 



Dram 



Striped Basse or Rock Fish 



Squeteague or Weak-fish . 



Kingflsh or Barb 



Blackfish 



Sheepshead 



Cod and 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. 

 March and April 



The time stated 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 ; , 

 when they are ready for hatching. Southern fishes vary 

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

 toward the torrid zone. 



