FISHERIES OF THE GULF STATES. 
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Common and scientific names of the important commercial fishes, reptiles, etc., of the Gulf States. 
Local common names. 
FISH. 
Scientific names. 
Names under which 
tabulated. 
Aigrette 
Albacore 
Almicore 
Amber-fish 
Do 
Amber-jack 
Angel-fish 
Blackfish 
Blanca 
Blonker 
Bluefish 
Bonefish 
Do 
Do 
Bream 
Do 
Buffalo-fish 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Callifavor 
Capitaine 
Catfish, blue 
Catfish, channel 
Catfish, flannel-mouth 
Catfish, gafl’-topsail . . . 
Catfish, great 
Catfish, Mississippi . . . 
Catfish, sea 
Do 
Catfish, silver 
Catfish, white 
Cavalla 
Cero 
Channel bass 
Chopa 
Chopa blanca 
Chopa spina 
Cobbler 
Coney 
Crevalle 
Croaker 
Croaker, bastard 
Croaker, flat 
Croaker, post 
Drum 
Drum, fresh- water 
Flounder 
Do 
Gag 
Gaspergou 
Green trout 
Ground mullet 
Lachnolaemus falcatus 
Seriola dumerili 
Do 
Do 
Seriola stearnsi 
Seriola lalandi 
Chsetodipterus faber 
Serranus atrarius 
Leiostomus xant.hurus 
Do 
Pomatomus saltatrix 
Albula vulpes 
A canthurus cceruleus 
Acanthurus nigricans 
Centrarchidse (numerous species) 
Lagodon rhomboides 
Ictiobus cyprinella 
Ictiobus bubalus 
Ictiobus urus 
Ictiobus velifer 
Mugil cephalus 
Lachnoloenms falcatus 
Tachysurus felis 
Ictalurus punctatus 
Ameiurus nigricans 
iElurichthys marinus 
Ameiurus nigricans 
Do 
.Khiricht hys marinus 
Tachysurus felis 
Ictalurus punctatus 
Do 
Caranx hippos 
Scomberomorus caballa 
Sciaena ocellata 
Lagodon rhomboides 
Leiostomus xantliurus 
Lagodon rhomboides 
Trachynotus falcatus 
Epinephelus guttatus 
Caranx hippos 
Micropogon undulatus 
Schema punctata 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Do 
Pogonias cromis 
Aplodinotus grunniens 
Paralichthys albigutta 
Paralichthys lethostigma 
Mycteroperca microlepis 
Aplodinotus grunniens 
Micropterus dolomieu 
Micropterus salmoides 
Ment.icirrus americanus 
Sailor’s choice. 
Amber-fish . 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Angel-fish. 
Sea bass. 
Spot. 
Do. 
Bluefish. 
Lady-fish. 
Do. 
Do. 
Bream and sunfish. 
Pinfish. 
Buffalo-fish. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Mullet. 
Sailor’s choice. 
Catfish. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Crevalle. 
Kingfish. 
Channel bass. 
Pinfish. 
Spot. 
Pinfish. 
Pompano. 
Groupers. 
Crevalle. 
Croaker. 
Silver perch. 
Spot. 
Do. 
Drum, salt-water. 
Drum, fresh- water. 
Flounders. 
Do. 
Groupers. 
Drum, fresh-water. 
Black bass. 
Do. 
"Whiting. 
