. American fishes : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes -- North America. '^^i^w, 39^. THE CHOGSET. The Chogset, or Cunner, or Bergall, Ctenolabrus adspersus, is very simi- lar in appearance to the Tautog, though much smaller and far less important. Its range is more northerly. I can find no record of its occurrence south of New Jersey. DeKay remarks : " I am not aware that it is found south of Delaware ; From New York to the Straits of Canso the species is exceedingly a'Dundant, being
. American fishes : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes -- North America. '^^i^w, 39^. THE CHOGSET. The Chogset, or Cunner, or Bergall, Ctenolabrus adspersus, is very simi- lar in appearance to the Tautog, though much smaller and far less important. Its range is more northerly. I can find no record of its occurrence south of New Jersey. DeKay remarks : " I am not aware that it is found south of Delaware ; From New York to the Straits of Canso the species is exceedingly a'Dundant, being found everywhere in harbors and bays, particularly in the vicinity of fish houses, where offal is thrown overboard. Cuvier had specimens from Newfoundland, but it abounds on the coast of Labrador. It is closely related to the " Gold- sinny," Ctenolabrus rupestris, and the "Connor" or " Gilt-head," Crenilabrus melops, of Great Britain and adjoining Europe. It has numerous conraon names. In Southern New England it is called " Chog- set," a name of Indian origin, sometimes pronounced Cachogset. This name appears to have been in occasional use as far west as New York, where, in Mitchill's time, it was also called " ; In Maine, the British Provinces, and in some parts of Massachusetts the name " Cunner " is in use, evidently having been brought over by the English colonists who remembered a very similar fish at home which has this name. In New York, the name " Burgall " has continued in use since the revo-. 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 Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896. Boston : Estes and Lauriat
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