. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. •y. Fig. 127.—Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) THE CROAKERS OR WEAKFISHES. FAMILY SCLENIDiE The croakers have both spiny and soft portions of the dorsal fin well developed (either separate or as one continuous fin) and their ventrals are thoracic in position. They are readily separable from the sea basses (p. 251), the sea breams (p. 262), and the cunners (p. 280) by the fact that the anal fin is much shorter than the soft portion of the dorsal; from the rockfishes and sculpins b
. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Fisheries -- United States; Fish-culture -- United States. •y. Fig. 127.—Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) THE CROAKERS OR WEAKFISHES. FAMILY SCLENIDiE The croakers have both spiny and soft portions of the dorsal fin well developed (either separate or as one continuous fin) and their ventrals are thoracic in position. They are readily separable from the sea basses (p. 251), the sea breams (p. 262), and the cunners (p. 280) by the fact that the anal fin is much shorter than the soft portion of the dorsal; from the rockfishes and sculpins by the smooth head; and from all the mackerels and the pompano tribe by their stout caudal peduncles and rounded or only slightly concave caudal fins. KEY TO GULF OF MAINE CROAKERS AND WEAKFISHES 1. There is no barbel on the chin Weakfish, p. 270 Chin with one or more barbels 2 2. Several chin barbels; the spiny and soft-rayed portions of the dorsal fin are connected T Drum, p. 279 Only one chin barbel. The spiny and soft-rayed portions of the dorsal are two separate fins_. Kingfish, p. 277. 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 United States Fish Commission. Washington, The Commission, Govt. Print. Off
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