. The fishes of the east Atlantic coast, that are caught with hook and line. FISHES OF THE EAST ATLANTIC COAST. 19 and clipping, and then know exactly where the bluefish are at theirmurderous work. The run of these fish commences in early spring, and lasts throughthe whole summer and fall, but in winter the fish disappear. The appearance of the bluefish is rakish, as beseems the pirate ofthe ocean. His body is bounded by graceful curved lines ; the finsarc small, considering the great strength and speed of the fish, andlook when spread out as if they had been trimmed. The tail isforked ; the f
. The fishes of the east Atlantic coast, that are caught with hook and line. FISHES OF THE EAST ATLANTIC COAST. 19 and clipping, and then know exactly where the bluefish are at theirmurderous work. The run of these fish commences in early spring, and lasts throughthe whole summer and fall, but in winter the fish disappear. The appearance of the bluefish is rakish, as beseems the pirate ofthe ocean. His body is bounded by graceful curved lines ; the finsarc small, considering the great strength and speed of the fish, andlook when spread out as if they had been trimmed. The tail isforked ; the first dorsal fin has seven rays, and is much smaller thanthe second, which has twenty-five rays. The ventral fin is small,and has five rays. The anal fin is larger, and about the same size asthe second dorsal. The operculi, or gill covers, are covered withscales ; the mouth is very large and its edges are full of very sharpteeth, good to tear and cut (hence one of its scientific names—tem-nodon). The head is more than one-fourth the length of the whole fish in f
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