FISHERIES OF THE GULF STATES. 
101 
Common and scientific names of the important commercial fishes, 
Local common names. 
Scientific names. 
fish — continued. 
Pickerel 
Do 
Pigfish 
Pike 
Do 
Pinfish 
Pintadilla 
Pompano, common 
Pompano, gaff-topsail . 
Pompano, round 
Poisson rouge 
Porgy 
Post croaker 
Redfisli 
Rock bass 
Rockfish 
Do 
Ronco 
Ronco amarillo 
Ronco grande 
Ronker 
Runner 
Do 
Sac-h-lait 
Sailor's choice 
Schoolmaster 
Do 
Sea bass 
Sea-kitten 
Sea perch 
Sheepshead 
Shiner 
Shoemaker 
Silver -fish 
Silver perch 
Skipjack 
Do 
Do 
Snapper, black 
Snapper, dog 
Snapper, gray 
Do 
Do 
Snapper, lone 
Snapper, mangrove . . . 
Do 
Snapper, red 
Do 
Snapper, yellow- tail. . . 
Spadefish 
Spanish mackerel 
Spot 
Sunfish 
Do 
Tallo wag 
Tally wag 
Lucius reticulatus 
Lucius vermiculatus 
Orthopristis chrysopterus 
Lucius reticulatus 
Lucius vermiculatus 
Lagodon rliomboides 
Scomberomorus maculatus 
Trachynotus carolinus 
Trachynotus glaucus 
Trachynotus rhomboides 
Scisena ocellata 
Lagodon rhomboides 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Scimna ocellata 
Ambloplites rupestris 
Mycteroperca venenosa 
Roccus lineatus 
Micropogon undulatus 
Hiemulon sciurus 
Hsemulon plumieri 
Micropogon undulatus 
Caranx chrysos 
Elagatis bipinnulatus 
Pomoxis annularis 
Lachnolaemus falcatus 
Lutjanus caxis 
Lutjanus jocu 
Serranus atrarius 
/Elurichthys Inarinus 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Arehosargus probatocephalus 
Lagodon rhomboides 
Elagatis bipinnulatus 
Scimna punctata 
Do 
Albula vulpes 
Caranx chrysos 
Elagatis bipinnulatus 
Lutjanus caxis , 
Lutjanus jocu 
Lutjanus eaballerote 
Lutjanus caxis 
Lutjanus griseus 
Lutjanus synagris 
Lutjanus eaballerote 
Lutjanus griseus 
Lutjanus blackfordi 
Lutjanus campechianus 
Ocyurus chrysurus 
Chfetodipterus faber 
Scomberomorus maculatus 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Caranx crinitus 
Centrarchidae (numerous species) 
Serranus atrarius 
Do 
reptiles, etc.— Continued. 
Names under which 
tabulated. 
Pike and pickerel. 
Do. 
Grunts. 
Pike and pickerel. 
Do. 
Pinfish. 
Spanish mackerel. 
Pompano. 
Do. 
Do. 
Channel bass. 
Pinfish. 
Spot. 
Channel bass. 
Rock bass. 
Groupers. 
Striped bass. 
Croaker. 
Grunts. 
Do. 
Croaker. 
J urel. 
Shoemaker. 
Bream and sunfish. 
Sailor’s choice. 
Snappers, gray and others. 
Do. 
Sea bass. 
Catfish. 
Spot. 
Sheepshead. 
Pinfish. 
Shoemaker. 
Silver perch. 
Do. 
Lady-fish. 
Jurel. 
Shoemaker. 
Snappers, gray and others. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Snappers, red. 
Do. 
Snappers, gray and others, i 
Angel-fish. 
Spanish mackerel. 
Spot. 
Crevalle. 
Bream and sunfish. 
Sea bass. 
Do. 
