Fishes of North Carolina 
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FISHES USED FOR FOOD IN NORTH CAROLINA. 
Sturgeon ( Acipenser oxyrhynchus). 
Suckers (Family Catostomidae. North Carolina has more 
species of suckers than any other State; 8 species used 
as food). 
Red Horse ( Moxostoma Crassilabre ) . 
Choly; shiner {Hybognaihus Nuchalis ). 
Horned dace ( Semotilus Atromaculatus ) . 
Roach; shiner (Notemigonus Crysoleucas). 
Carp ( Cyprinus Carpio). 
Eel, fresh-water eel ( Anguilla Chnsypa). 
Sea Herring ( Clupda Harengus Linnaeus ). 
Hickory Shad ( Pomolobus Mediocris). 
Branch Herring, Alewife ( Pomolobus Pseudo harengus ) . 
Glut Herring, Shoal Herring ( Pomolobus Aestivalis ') . 
Shad ( Alosa Sapidissima ) . 
Menhaden ( Brevooriia Tyrannus) . 
Brook Trout; Mountain Trout ( Salvelinus Fontinalis). 
Rainbow Trout; California Trout ( Salmo Irideus). 
Pike; Pickerel ( Esox Americanus and Esox Reticulatus ) . 
Mullets ( Mugil Cephalus and Mugil Curema ). 
Bonito ( Sarda Sarda) variety of mackerel. 
Spanish Mackerel ( Scomberomorus Maculatus ) . 
Cero ( Scomberomorus Regalis and Cavalla). 
Sword-fish ( Xiphias Gladius). 
Pompano; Sun-fish ( Trachinotus Carolinus). 
Blue-fish ( Po?natomus Saltatrix). 
Cabio; Crab-eater {Rachycentron Canadus ). 
Star, Harvest- fish ( Peprilus Alepidotus). 
Butter-fish (Poronotus Tricanthus). 
Calico Bass; Speckled Perch ( Pomoxis Sparoides). 
Flier ( Centr arcus Macropierus). 
Rock Bass ( Ambloplites Rupestris) . 
Goggle-eyes; Warmouth ( Chaenobryttus Gulosus ). 
Long-eared Sun-fish; Red-belly; Robin ( Lepomis Auritus). 
Blud Joe; Blue-gills; Blue Sun-fish ( Lepomis Incisor). 
Holbrook’s Sun-fish ( Lepomis Holbrookt ) . 
