. The American angler's book : embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them. With instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making; and directions for fish-breeding. To which is added Dies piscatoriae; describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing. Fishing; Fishes. SALT-WATER FISH AND FISHING. 283. WEAKFISH. SQUETEAQUB. SALT-WATER TROUT. Otolithus regalis: Cuvier. The most striking characteristic of the genus to which this fish belongs, is its doglike teeth. There are four species: Regalis, Thalassinus, Nothus, and Garolinensis,
. The American angler's book : embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them. With instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making; and directions for fish-breeding. To which is added Dies piscatoriae; describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing. Fishing; Fishes. SALT-WATER FISH AND FISHING. 283. WEAKFISH. SQUETEAQUB. SALT-WATER TROUT. Otolithus regalis: Cuvier. The most striking characteristic of the genus to which this fish belongs, is its doglike teeth. There are four species: Regalis, Thalassinus, Nothus, and Garolinensis, described by Dr. Holbrook as common to the coast of South Carolina; the second and third species were established by that ichthyolo- gist. The first two closely resemble each other in appear- ance, and the second (0. thalassinus), if taken in the waters of the New Jersey coast—as doubtless it is—may be easily confounded with the first {0. regalis), which figures at the top of this page. Though closely resembling each other, Dr. Holbrook says they difier in their habits ; that 0. thalassinixs is found only in the ocean, that it approaches the bays and inlets along the coast, and that it is a larger animal. Otolithus nothus is described by Dr. H. as entirely white and silvery, and wanting the markings or spots of other species. Otolithus CaroUnensis is marked with numerous spots on the upper half of its body, as well as on the dorsal and caudal fins; which doubtless suggested the name of " Salt- Water Trout" at the South. The species of our coast differs from those of the same genus. 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 Norris, Thaddeus, 1811-1877. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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