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M.— THE TILB-FISH FAMILY AND OTHEES: 



lia. The Tile-Fish PamUy (Xa««id<8) 360 



113. The Red MuUet Family (JfjtHMfB) 361 



114. The Icosteus Family {Icoetddai) 361 



115. The Beryx famil (Serj^eida) 361 



N.— THE DEtTM FAMILY: 



116. The Sc^ueteague {Cynoscioa regale)'. 36'2 



117. The Spotted Sc^ueteague {Cynoscion maculatum) 365 



118. The Silver Sqaeteague (CynosciOB noiAam) 367 



119. The Drum {Pogonias chromis) 367 



120. The Fresh Water Drum (Raploidonolus grunniem). By David S. Jordan 370 



121. The Spot, or Lafayette. (Ldostomus xanllmru8) 370 



122. The Eed Fish, or Bass of the South {Sdwna ocellata) 371 



123. The Yellow Tail (Baij-dieHa chrysura) 375 



124. The King Fish (_Mentioirru8 neiulosua) 375 



125. The Whitings (Jfeniieirrtts alburnua and M.UUoralia) 376 



126. The Croaker {Micropogon undulatns) ; 37B 



127. The Corvinas and Roncadors of the Pacific coast. By David S. Jordan 378 



O.— SHEEPSHEAD, BASS, BEEAM, PEEOH, ETC: 



188. The Sheepshead {Diplodus proiatocephalus) 381 



129. The Soup or Scuppaug (Stenotomus chrysops and S. aculeatus, = S. Gardeni of text) 386 



130. The Sailors' Choice (£a(?o<Jo» rhomboides) 393 



131. Certain Minor Sparoids 394 



132. The Red and Gray Snappers 395 



133. The Grunts or Pig Fishes 397 



■ 134. The Big-Mouth Black Bass (Micropterus salmoidea), and the Small-Mouth Black Bass {M. Dolomici) 401 



135. The Sun-Fishes aud their Allies. By David S. Jordan 404 



136. The Sea Bass (;5icrra»M« atrarius) 407 



137. The Groupers 410 



138. The Serranoid Fishes of the Pacific coast. By David S. Jordan 413 



139. The Yellow Perch {Perca americana) 414 



140. The Log Perch (Percina eaprodes). By David S. Jordan 417 



141. The Pike Perches .' 417 



142. The Striped Bass (Uoecjts Uneatus) 425 



143. The White Bass (Boccus ohrysops) , 483 



144. The Yellow Bass {Boccus interruptus) 431 



143. The White Perch (Boccms americanua) 431 



146. The Bhieflsh Family {Pomatomidw) 433 



147. The Cohia or Crab-Eater {Elacate Canada) 444 



148. The Triple Tail or Black Perch (io6o«e« sitmameiisig) 444 



149. The Moon Fish (Chcetodiptertis faler) 445 



150. The Eemora Fa^mi\y (Meheneidice) , 446 



P.— BAERACOUTA, MULLET, PIKE, AND MUMMICHOGS: 



151. The Barracouta Family {SphyrcenidcB) 448 



152. The Deal-Pish Family {Trachypterida) ^ 449 



153. The Mullets {Miigil albula a,nA. M. 'braailieneig) 449 



154. The Sand Smelts or Silver Sides {AtlimnHoe) ; 456 



155. The Stickleback Family {Gaatirosteidce) ,457 



156. The Silver Gar-fishes (Belonidm) 458 



157. The Flying-fish Family {Scomberesooidw) 459 



168. The Pike Family (Esocidw) 461 



159. The Mummichog Family (Cyprimodontida) 466 



