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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
List of food- fishes seen in the San Juan market. 
Scientific name. 
Common name. 
Price 
per 
pound. 
Scientific name. 
Common name. 
Price 
per 
pound. 
Cents. 
Cents. 
9 
26. Tvlosurus raphidoma 
3 
2. Mugil curenm 
do 
9 
3 
3. Neoinsenis synagris 
Fargo 
3 
Jdo 
7 
3 
5. Neomgenis griseus 
Fargo Colorado . . . 
7 
30. Oligoplites saurus . * 
3 
6. Neomaenis vivanus 
Colorado 
12 
Candil 
6 
7. Centropomus undecimalis. 
Robaio 
9 
32. Agonostomus monticola 
6 
8. Opisthonema oglinum 
2.5 
j 9. Gerres brasilianus 
Moharra 
6 
do 
6 
3 
11. Eucinostomus harengulus. 
do 
6 
3 
12. Cvnoscion jamaicensis 
Corvina 
6 
37. Caranx bartholomaei 
6 
13. Epinephelus striatus 
Cherna 
7 
38. Caranx crvsos 
.'do 
6 
G 
Muniama 
3 
5 
7 
3 
Sierra 
7 
42. Teuthis hepatus 
do 
3 
6 
2.5 
6 
2.5 
Ronco bianco 
6 
6 
6 
6 
Anguilla 
7 
48. Albula vulpes 
Macabi 
5 
Jurel 
6 
49. Elops saurus 
3 
25. Vomer gabonensis 
Corcobado 
3 
50. Sph’eroides testudineus 
Tamboril 
2 
Bayamon . — Bayamon is supplied with fresh fish taken from the river by six 
resident fishermen, and lyy others who live along the river banks to the north and 
south who give only a part of their time to fishing. They use hoop nets, cast nets, 
gill nets, haul seines, and a few fish pots. 
Arecibo . — From 40 to 50 men at this port follow fishing for a living at all seasons 
of the year when the weather permits. The grounds are along the beach at the city 
front, and 3 to 4 miles out, and in the nearby waters of the Rio Grande de Arecibo. 
Twelve to 15 small boats with lateen sails are in use. They are built at Arecibo and 
are expensive, a small, open-keel boat bringing $100 to $150, and the common fiat- 
bottom skiffs $30 to $50, in Spanish money. 
A large portion of the catch is made by 2 haul seines, each 360 feet long by 12 
feet deep, 12 to 14 men being required to haul one through the swells and surf of the 
beach. The bow rig, with from 3 to 6 hooks attached to each of the short snoods 
suspended from its end, is used from 3 to 4 miles from shore, in from 60 to 150 
fathoms of water. They are employed on 6 or 8 of the largest boats, carrying from 
3 to 4 men each. About 40 cast nets are used along the beach and in the river, 
taking sardines and other small fish. In the last 16 miles of its course the Rio Grande 
de Arecibo is fished more or less throughout the year with cast nets and occasionally 
with haul seines at its mouth. 
No fish are cured, all being sold fresh to the consumer by the fishermen, who 
carry them suspended on poles, selling small fish by the bunch and those of large size 
by the piece. A market is found in Arecibo and at the surrounding plantations. 
Aguadilla . — This is the only port in which the old Spanish system of keeping a 
record of the fisheries is yet in vogue. For many years records were kept by the 
former captain of the port, who continues to record the number of fishermen, their 
apparatus, and approximate catch. He reports 40 boats and 100 fishermen, and 
places their aggregate catch during the past year at 80,000 pounds. Fresh fish forms 
a large portion of the food of the 5,000 inhabitants of this city and vicinity. The 
