CHAPTER XII. 
OF THE KING-FISII, OR BARB. 
This is a fine fish, both for the hook and the palate, and is 
found only and seldom in the bay and harbor of New- York. 
Whence he comes, and whither he goes, and of his habits, 
little is known, even among the oldest inhabitants of New- 
York. The older fraternity of anglers, however, know 
more about him than those of later growth: certain it is, 
that among those who have had the pleasure of his acquaint- 
ance with a hook and line, few can ever forget him. As 
u game fish he is considered as giving more real sport than 
either the trout, basso, or salmon. His name and where- 
abouts has only to be whispered to the New York Angler, 
and he is off after sport that perhaps he has anticipated for 
years. # 
“ King-Fish — (Sceama Nebulosu — Mitchill) — With cir- 
rhous chin, clouded skin, and ragged, blunt processes, partly 
overhangiug the upper lip. Length, sixteen or eighteen 
inches; depth about three; though some individuals are 
larger. Head and body scaly. Color of the head and body 
