. 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. Gerres /. Third dorsal spine rather longer than second; lorows of scales be- tween lateral line and vent; opercle with few if any small scales at base » liiieatits, 449 /?/. Third dorsal spine not longer than second; 11 rows of scales between lateral line and vent; opercle with numerous small scales at base brasiliaiiits, 449 hh. Pectoral very long, | longer than head, 2^ to 2f in body;
. 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. Gerres /. Third dorsal spine rather longer than second; lorows of scales be- tween lateral line and vent; opercle with few if any small scales at base » liiieatits, 449 /?/. Third dorsal spine not longer than second; 11 rows of scales between lateral line and vent; opercle with numerous small scales at base brasiliaiiits, 449 hh. Pectoral very long, | longer than head, 2^ to 2f in body; scales 33 enilvyx, 449 //. Spines very high, the second dorsal longer than head.^///w/Vr/, 449 ee. Scales small, 44 in lateral line lucxicanits, 449 Gerres rhombeiis is known from the West Indies and along the Gulf coast of tropical America. It has been reported from Martinique, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Puerto Cabello, Havana, Aspinwall, Rio Magdalena, Santa Lucia, Porto Rico, and Bahia. It reaches a length of 10 inches, and is generally common. It is readily known by hav- ing only 2 anal spines. G. aureolus is known only from Panama and is very rare. G. peniv/aiins is found on the Pacific coast of tropical America from Mazatlan to Panama and southward. It attains a small size, but is ^ G. oh'sfhosfomifs, the Irish pompano or mutton-fish, is abundant through the West Indies, south to Brazil and north to southern Florida. It reaches a foot in length, and is of some value as a food-fish. 448. 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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