. American fishes [microform] : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. THE HARVEST EISHES. 225 around them. Their stomachs were found to contain amphipod crusta- ceans, hydroids, and young s(iiiids. They are doubtless to some degree protected by the spars under which they congregate, in the same manner as their kindred, the Butter-fish, which swim under the disk of the jelly-fish. Their colors undergo considerable change from time to time, possibly at the will of the
. American fishes [microform] : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. THE HARVEST EISHES. 225 around them. Their stomachs were found to contain amphipod crusta- ceans, hydroids, and young s(iiiids. They are doubtless to some degree protected by the spars under which they congregate, in the same manner as their kindred, the Butter-fish, which swim under the disk of the jelly-fish. Their colors undergo considerable change from time to time, possibly at the will of the fish. The Rudder-fish attains the length of ten or twelve inches, and is excellent eating. DeKay states that the fishermen of New York, in 1842, called this species the "Snip-nosed Mullet," but this name does not appear to have become permanent. The Rudder-fish occasionally follows ships across the Atlantic. A sin- gle individual was taken at Pen/.ance, in Cornwall, in October, 1S79, and is now in the collection of Sir John St. Aubyn, at "Michaels ; 15. 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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