. 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; Fishes; Fishes. California White Sea-bass the presence of numerous round black spots on the body posteriorly. It becomes more abundant southward until, off the coast from North Carolina to Geor2;ia, it is one of the most common food-fishes. Owing / to its shape and spots, it is known on the Southern coast as salmon or spotted sea-trout, names wholly inappropiiate. Spotted squeteague is a much bette
. 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; Fishes; Fishes. California White Sea-bass the presence of numerous round black spots on the body posteriorly. It becomes more abundant southward until, off the coast from North Carolina to Geor2;ia, it is one of the most common food-fishes. Owing / to its shape and spots, it is known on the Southern coast as salmon or spotted sea-trout, names wholly inappropiiate. Spotted squeteague is a much bettei' name. Among the commercial fishes of Indian River this species ranks fourth. Though it is pi'esent throughout the year, the largest catches are made during the latter part of winter and early spring. The average weight is 2 to 4 pounds, though the maximum is much greater; we have seen an example at Fort Pierce, Indian River, weigh- ing 13-J- pounds. The spotted squeteague is more migratory in its habits than its relatives. At Beaufort it appears from the South in the spring and passes through the inlets on the llood-tide. Early in May they pro- ceed northward, extending their journeys as far as Long Island. On the North Carolina coast they are perhaps more abundant than any other species, excepting, of course, the mullet. As a game-fish this species is scarcely inferior to the common squeteague. California White Sea-bass Cyiioscioii iiobilis (.Ayres) This impoitaiit game-fish is pci'haps most abundant about Santa Catalina, but ranges north to San Francisco, and occasionally even to 4SS. 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; Evermann, Barton Warren, joint author. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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