Contents xvii 



PAGE 



The Kingfish, Menticirrhus saxatilis .... 221 



The Croaker, Micropogon undulatus .... 226 



The Lafayette, Leiostomus xatiihurus .... 228 



CHAPTER IX 

 The Drum Family, Scianida (continued) . . . .232 



The Fresh-water Drumfish, Aplodinotus grunniens . . 232 



CHAPTER X 



The Minnow Family, Cyprinida 236 



The German Carp, Cyprinus carpio .... 236 



CHAPTER XI 



The Catfish Family, Siluridee 244 



The Channel-catfish, Ictalurus punctatus . . . 244 



CHAPTER XII 



The Sheepshead Family, Sparida 251 



The Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus . . 252 



The Scup, Stenotomus ckrysops 259 



CHAPTER XIII 

 Miscellaneous Fishes 



The Cunner, Tatttogolabrus adspersus 264 



The Flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus . . . 266 



The Smelt, Osmerus mordax 269 



CHAPTER XIV 



The Mackerel Family, Scombrida 272 



The Spanish Mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus . . 273 



The Cero, Scomberomorus regalis 278 



The Bonito, Sarda sarda 282 



