Fishes . Fio. 453.—Diplodiis holbrooH Bean. Pensacola. the tail. Diplodus argenteus of the West Indies and Diplodusholbrooki of the Carolina coast are very close to these. The sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, is much themost valuable fish of this group. The broad body is crossedby about seven black cross-bands. It is common from CapeCod to Texas in sandy bays, reaching rarely a weight of fifteenpounds. Its flesh is most excellent, rich and tender. Thesheepshead is a quiet bottom-fish, but takes the hook readilyand with some spirit. Close to the sheepshead is a smallerspecies known as S
Fishes . Fio. 453.—Diplodiis holbrooH Bean. Pensacola. the tail. Diplodus argenteus of the West Indies and Diplodusholbrooki of the Carolina coast are very close to these. The sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, is much themost valuable fish of this group. The broad body is crossedby about seven black cross-bands. It is common from CapeCod to Texas in sandy bays, reaching rarely a weight of fifteenpounds. Its flesh is most excellent, rich and tender. Thesheepshead is a quiet bottom-fish, but takes the hook readilyand with some spirit. Close to the sheepshead is a smallerspecies known as Salema (Archosargus unitnaculatus), with blue I The Bass and their Relatives 561 and golden stripes and a black spot at the shoulder. It aboundsin the West Indies. On the coast of Japan and throughout Polynesia are nu-merous species of Lethrinus and related genera, formed and. •it y ,
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