. American food and game fishes : a popular account of all the species found in America north of the Equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture. Fishes -- United States. GENUS MICROGADUS GILL The Tomcods These are very small codfishes allied to Gadns hnX with the vent placed before'the second dorsal and with a ditterent structure of the cranium. Thr'fir" of^'hesfis the common tomcod. M/o,«. which is found on our Atlantic Coast from Virginu, to Cape Sah^e. may be distinguished by the possession of 21 or 22 rays m ''"'' usually known as
. American food and game fishes : a popular account of all the species found in America north of the Equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture. Fishes -- United States. GENUS MICROGADUS GILL The Tomcods These are very small codfishes allied to Gadns hnX with the vent placed before'the second dorsal and with a ditterent structure of the cranium. Thr'fir" of^'hesfis the common tomcod. M/o,«. which is found on our Atlantic Coast from Virginu, to Cape Sah^e. may be distinguished by the possession of 21 or 22 rays m ''"'' usually known as the tomcod, it is in many places called the" frostllsh because it is most abundant ,n early wmter. when it approaches the shores and even ascends and creeks for spawning purposes. It has been taken tn the Kem *ec ^.ver 60 m'les from its "-uth and far above the reach of the ascending rivers thev are taken in large numbeis with hook and line at bridges and wharves. Though most abundant in winter they may be found along the shore at all seasons. difficultv In form the tomcod is ^ ^ ?;f ^s^et; T t mco" in distinguishing the young of the 2 species, ine exceeds °a foot in length, feeds "P°" -•"^:.^"^";' '™"";'; '" small fishes, and is esteemed in many localities as a delicacy. 5". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York : Doubleday, Page & Co.
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