. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 277 104. Kingfish (Menticirrhus saxatilis Block and Schneider) King whiting; Minkfisii; Whiting; Sea mullet Jordan and Evermann, 1896-1900, p. 1475. Description.—The kingfish recalls the weakfish in the general arrangement and the relative sizes of its fins, the second dorsal being much longer than the first or than the anal, but its first dorsal (10 spines) is relatively much higher and more pointed than that of the weakfish, with its third spine not only muc
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE 277 104. Kingfish (Menticirrhus saxatilis Block and Schneider) King whiting; Minkfisii; Whiting; Sea mullet Jordan and Evermann, 1896-1900, p. 1475. Description.—The kingfish recalls the weakfish in the general arrangement and the relative sizes of its fins, the second dorsal being much longer than the first or than the anal, but its first dorsal (10 spines) is relatively much higher and more pointed than that of the weakfish, with its third spine not only much elongate but filamentous at the tip (a noticeable character), while the rather blunt ncse with snout overhanging the mouth give the kingfish a very characteristic cast of coun- tenance (fig. 129). Its upper jaw, furthermore, projects beyond the lower, whereas the reverse is the case in the squeteague. Its chin bears a barbel, which the latter lacks, its lips are fleshy, and it has no canine teeth. Its tail, too, is of very charac- teristic outline, with its lower half rounded and the upper emarginate, suggesting,. Fig. 129.—Kingfish (Menticirrhus sazatilis) though not exactly paralleling, the tail of the sea bass (p. 260). Though it is about as slender, proportionally, as a squeteague, the kingfish carries its weight farther forward (it is deepest below the first dorsal), and has a weak-tailed appearance remotely suggesting a hake (p. 446). We need merely note further that the filamentous spine of the first dorsal is longer in large fish than in small ones; that the second dorsal (one stout but short spine followed by 26 or 27 rays) is about one-third as long as the fish and tapers slightly from front to rear; that the anal (one long spine and 8 rajs) stands under the middle of the second dorsal; and that the pectoral is pointed and relatively much longer than that of the squeteague. Color.—Leaden or dusky gray above—sometimes so dark as to be almost black—with silv
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